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▪ I. coalite, a.|ˈkəʊəlaɪt|
[ad. L. coalit-us, pa. pple. of coalescĕre.]
Grown together: said of parts which are normally distinct.
1826Kirby & Sp. Entomol. xlvii. (1828) IV. 397 Head and Trunk coalite. 1848Proc. Berw. Nat. Club II. 299 External to the maxillæ, and probably coalite with them, [are] two delicate organs.
▪ II. † ˈcoalite, v. Obs.
[f. L. coalit- ppl. stem of coalescĕre.]
intr. and trans. To form into a coalition; to combine, unite. Hence ˈcoalited ppl. a.
1735–8Bolingbroke On Parties xix. (R.), Let the friends of liberty..continue to coalite. 1791Burke App. Whigs Wks. VI. 335 Time has, by degrees, blended and coalited the conquered with the conquerors. |