Difference between Cohere and Cleave

What is the difference between Cohere and Cleave?

Cohere as a verb is to stick together physically, by adhesion or figuratively by common purpose. while Cleave as a verb is to split or sever something or as if with a sharp instrument.

Cohere

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To stick together physically, by adhesion or figuratively by common purpose. To be consistent as part of a group.

Cleave

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Flat, smooth surface produced by cleavage, or any similar surface produced by similar techniques, as in glass.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To split or sever something or as if with a sharp instrument.To break a single crystal (such as a gemstone or semiconductor wafer) along one of its more symmetrical crystallographic planes (often by impact), forming facets on the resulting pieces.To make or accomplish by or as if by cutting: cleave a path through the ice.To pierce or penetrate.To split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules.Of a crystal, to split along a natural plane of division.To cling, adhere or stick fast to something; used with to or unto.To be faithful.

We hope you now know whether to use Cohere or Cleave in your sentence.

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