coalesce
verb /ˌkəʊəˈles/
/ˌkəʊəˈles/
[intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they coalesce | /ˌkəʊəˈles/ /ˌkəʊəˈles/ |
| he / she / it coalesces | /ˌkəʊəˈlesɪz/ /ˌkəʊəˈlesɪz/ |
| past simple coalesced | /ˌkəʊəˈlest/ /ˌkəʊəˈlest/ |
| past participle coalesced | /ˌkəʊəˈlest/ /ˌkəʊəˈlest/ |
| -ing form coalescing | /ˌkəʊəˈlesɪŋ/ /ˌkəʊəˈlesɪŋ/ |
- coalesce (into something) to come together to form one larger group, substance, etc. synonym amalgamate
- The puddles had coalesced into a small stream.
- the markets have coalesced into a single global market.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin coalescere ‘grow together’, from co- (from cum ‘with’) + alescere ‘grow up’ (from alere ‘nourish’).