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co⋅a⋅lesce
[koh-uh-les]
verb, -lesced, -lesc⋅ing.–verb (used without object)
| 1. | to grow together or into one body: The two lakes coalesced into one. |
| 2. | to unite so as to form one mass, community, etc.: The various groups coalesced into a crowd. |
| 3. | to blend or come together: Their ideas coalesced into one theory. |
–verb (used with object)
| 4. | to cause to unite in one body or mass. |
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co·a·lesce (kō'ə-lěs') intr.v. co·a·lesced, co·a·lesc·ing, co·a·lesc·es
[Latin coalēscere : co-, co- + alēscere, to grow, inchoative of alere, to nourish; see al-2 in Indo-European roots.] co'a·les'cence n., co'a·les'cent adj. |
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Coalesce
Co`a*lesce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Coalesced; p. pr. & vb. n. Coalescing.] [L. coalescere, coalitium; co- + alescere to grow up, incho. fr. alere to nourish. See Aliment, n.]1. To grow together; to unite by growth into one body; as, the parts separated by a wound coalesce. 2. To unite in one body or product; to combine into one body or community; as, vapors coalesce. The Jews were incapable of coalescing with other nations. --Campbell. Certain combinations of ideas that, once coalescing, could not be shaken loose. --De Quincey. Syn: See Add.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: co·alesce
Pronunciation: "kO-&-'les
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: co·alesced;co·alesc·ing
: to grow together —co·ales·cence /-'les-&n(t)s/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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