English Dictionary

cohere

/kəʊˈhɪə/

verb

(intransitive) To stick together physically, by adhesion. / (intransitive, figuratively) To be consistent as part of a group, or by common purpose.

The molecules in the liquid cohere to form a solid.

意味（1）

(intransitive) To stick together physically, by adhesion.

Separate molecules will cohere because of electromagnetic force.

意味（2）

(intransitive, figuratively) To be consistent as part of a group, or by common purpose.

Members of the party would cohere in the message they were sending.

意味（3）

(transitive, figuratively) To be consistent as part of a group, or by common purpose.

This division suggests that Khamenei is not playing his usual role of cohering the regime during a crisis.