coalesce
Use Coalesce in a sentence
əˈlɛs 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.
Origin:
1535–45; < Latin coalēscere, equivalent to co- co- + al- (stem of alere to nourish, make grow) + -ēscere -esce
1535–45; < Latin coalēscere, equivalent to co- co- + al- (stem of alere to nourish, make grow) + -ēscere -esce
Related forms
co·a·les·cence, noun
co·a·les·cent, adjective
non·co·a·les·cence, noun
non·co·a·les·cent, adjective
non·co·a·les·cing, adjective
Synonyms
1, 2. unite, combine, join. 2. amalgamate, fuse, blend, merge.
1, 2. unite, combine, join. 2. amalgamate, fuse, blend, merge.
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coalesce (ˌkəʊəˈlɛs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| (intr) to unite or come together in one body or mass; merge; fuse; blend | |
| [C16: from Latin coalēscere from | |
| coa'lescence | |
| —n | |
| coa'lescent | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
coalesce
1540s, from L. coalescere, from com- "together" + alescere "to grow up" (see adolescent).
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Example sentences
No matter how people coalesce into groups of common interest, each must go through one or the other counter.
Tens of thousands of years flash by in a few seconds as the churning gas clouds begin to coalesce into a nascent fireball.
These two facts can and must provide the basis of a shared interest around which the countries of the region can coalesce.
The experts did eventually coalesce around some powerfully simple points.
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