recohere

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verb

To cohere again.

OriginEnglish cohere ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

verbrecohere (third-person singular simple present recoheres, present participle recohering, simple past and past participle recohered)

present singular third person recoheres · participle present recohering · participle past recohered · past recohered

  1. To cohere again.

    “Cells dissociated from adult animals usually do not recohere at all,” he wrote.

    2009 January 26, Donald G. Mcneil, “Aron Moscona, 87, Biologist Who Explored Embryonic Cells, Dies”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishcohere
  7. Englishrecohere

From re- + cohere.

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Cite this entry
APA

recohere. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recohere

MLA

“recohere.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recohere. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recohere,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recohere.

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