coalesce

[koh-uh-les]

verb (used without object)

coalesced, coalescing 

1. to grow together or into one body.

   The two lakes coalesced into one.

   Synonyms: join, combine, unite

2. to unite so as to form one mass, community, etc..

   The various groups coalesced into a crowd.

   Synonyms: merge, blend, fuse, amalgamate, join, combine, unite

3. to blend or come together.

   Their ideas coalesced into one theory.

verb (used with object)

coalesced, coalescing 

1. to cause to unite in one body or mass.

coalesce

/ ˌkəʊəˈlɛs /

verb

1. (intr) to unite or come together in one body or mass; merge; fuse; blend

Other Word Forms

• coalescence noun
• coalescent adjective
• noncoalescence noun
• noncoalescent adjective
• noncoalescing adjective
• uncoalescent adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of coalesce¹

First recorded in 1535–45; from Latin coalēscere, equivalent to co- co- + al- (stem of alere “to nourish, make grow”) + -escere -esce

Word History and Origins

Origin of coalesce¹

C16: from Latin coalēscere from _co- + alēscere to increase, from alere to nourish

Example Sentences

Before adding the stems to that base, I boil them until tender, and they maintain their texture as the eggs they’re captured in cook and coalesce.

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While much of the anger has coalesced around Jun's line about China, social media users have also dug up other examples from the series which they view as offensive.

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"But that has been impossible…Palestinians in the occupied territories are fragmented enormously into separate little spaces, and that has made it almost impossible for new figures to emerge and coalesce."

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First, in these divisive times, having critics allows your supporters to coalesce around hating them.

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The episode that he wrote involves an elected government official taking a very public stand against authoritarianism, propaganda and genocide in a speech meant to coalesce the various resistance cells into one Rebel Alliance.

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Related Words

• consolidate 
• fuse 
• integrate 
• unite