coalesce
Americanverb (used without object)
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to grow together or into one body.
The two lakes coalesced into one.
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to unite so as to form one mass, community, etc..
The various groups coalesced into a crowd.
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to blend or come together.
Their ideas coalesced into one theory.
verb (used with object)
verb
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
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Still, the panel has so far struggled to coalesce around an alternative recommendation.
From Los Angeles Times
At another, the brand's logo transforms into people's arms, before these morph into a coalescing swirl of bodies.
From BBC
The fog coalesced around the summits, with sunset’s final rays transforming them into a gracefully undulating landscape of golden gauze.
From Los Angeles Times
It was for similar reasons that cardinals of different persuasions were thought to have coalesced around him at conclave.
From BBC
As the brokerage focused more on active investors, some coalesced into a kind of fan club for the company and its leader.
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