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coalescent

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co⋅a⋅lesce

  [koh-uh-les] verb, -lesced, -lesc⋅ing.
Use coalescent in a Sentence
–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; < L coalēscere, equiv. to co- co- + al- (s. of alere to nourish, make grow) + -ēscere -esce

Related forms:
co⋅a⋅les⋅cence, noun
co⋅a⋅les⋅cent, adjective

Synonyms:
1, 2. unite, combine, join. 2. amalgamate, fuse, blend, merge.
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co·a·lesce   (kō'ə-lěs')   
intr.v.   co·a·lesced, co·a·lesc·ing, co·a·lesc·es

  1. To grow together; fuse.

  2. To come together so as to form one whole; unite: The rebel units coalesced into one army to fight the invaders. See Synonyms at mix.


[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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Word Origin & History

coalesce 
1541, from L. coalescere, from com- "together" + alescere "to grow up" (see adolescent).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

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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