coalesce

American  

[koh-uh-les] / ˌkoʊ əˈlɛs /

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.

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verb (used with object)

coalesced, coalescing

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

coalesce British  

/ ˌkəʊəˈlɛs /

verb

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

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of coalesce

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

Example Sentences

Party leaders did coalesce behind one of the Democrats running to replace Pelosi, Scott Wiener, a liberal state senator who is vying be the first openly gay person to represent San Francisco in Congress.

From Los Angeles Times

He valued players who had built cohesiveness skating together at last year’s 4 Nations Face-Off, confident they could coalesce into a whole greater than the sum of their parts.

From The Wall Street Journal

As entertainment media become dominant, they naturally coalesce around formats best suited for the technology and business model.

From Barron's

Anutin was also able to coalesce conservative support around his party, as opposed to having their voters split among several parties in 2023.

From BBC

Though tech funders appear to be coalescing around the Silicon Valley mayor, he is “not going to come out of the gate lighting the campaign on fire because no one knows him,” Acosta said.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• consolidate
• fuse
• integrate
• unite