cohere

come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

• “The dress clings to her body”
• “The label stuck to the box”
• “The sushi rice grains cohere”

cause to form a united, orderly, and aethestically consistent whole

• “Religion can cohere social groups”

have internal elements or parts logically connected so that aesthetic consistency results

• “the principles by which societies cohere”