coalesce

[koh-uh-les]

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verb (used without object), co·a·lesced, co·a·lesc·ing.

to grow together or into one body: The two lakes coalesced into one.
to unite so as to form one mass, community, etc.: The various groups coalesced into a crowd.
to blend or come together: Their ideas coalesced into one theory.

verb (used with object), co·a·lesced, co·a·lesc·ing.

to cause to unite in one body or mass.

Origin of coalesce

1535–45; < Latin coalēscere, equivalent to co- co- + al- (stem of alere to nourish, make grow) + -ēscere -esce

Related formsco·a·les·cence, nounco·a·les·cent, adjectivenon·co·a·les·cence, nounnon·co·a·les·cent, adjectivenon·co·a·les·cing, adjectiveun·co·a·les·cent, adjective

Synonyms for coalesce

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1, 2. unite, combine, join. 2. amalgamate, fuse, blend, merge.

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Related Words for coalesce

consolidate, integrate, fuse, unite, incorporate, cleave, wed, mingle, join, mix, relate, conjoin, associate, adhere, commingle, merge, amalgamate, bracket, combine, connect

Examples from the Web for coalesce

Contemporary Examples of coalesce

The environmental community, reeling from the failure of cap and trade, needed a fight around which to coalesce.
Keystone Pipeline Is D.C.’s Dumbest Debate
Claire Casey
May 12, 2014
Individual tales of loss can generate mass action only if they are able to coalesce into a collective narrative.
Forget Kim Jong Un—China’s New Favorite Dictator Is Belarus’s Aleksandr Lukashenko.
Kapil Komireddi
January 28, 2014
While the opposition to Graham has yet to coalesce around a single opponent, he could be in real trouble if it does.
South Carolina Court Decision Looms Large For 2016
Ben Jacobs
August 28, 2013
Meanwhile, with or without Lapid, the opposition will finally have the opportunity to coalesce into a common front.
What Went Wrong For Netanyahu
Bernard Avishai
January 21, 2013
If ever there was a chance for the cluster of smaller center-left parties to coalesce around a domestic agenda, it's now.
Bread And Butter Take Center Stage
Shira Herzog
October 31, 2012

Historical Examples of coalesce

But, as men out of power, they could not coalesce with those who were in.
The Collected Writing of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. II
Thomas De Quincey
They have no affinities—no attractions—no tendencies to coalesce.
Thirty Years' View (Vol. I of 2)
Thomas Hart Benton
Do you see how naturally they coalesce when brought in contact?
The Catholic World; Vol. IV.; October, 1866, to March, 1867.
E. Rameur
Our life is divided into two parts which cannot and will not coalesce.
Life's Basis and Life's Ideal
Rudolf Eucken
If the sponges are of different species they will not coalesce.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide
Augusta Foote Arnold

British Dictionary definitions for coalesce

coalesce

verb

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

Derived Formscoalescence, nouncoalescent, adjective

Word Origin for coalesce

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

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Word Origin and History for coalesce

1540s, from Latin coalescere "to unite, grow together, become one in growth," from com- "together" (see co-) + alescere "to grow up" (see adolescent). Related: Coalesced; coalescing; coalescence; coalescent.