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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024co•a•lesce /ˌkoʊəˈlɛs/USA pronunciation v. [no object], -lesced, -lesc•ing. - to unite;
join together: The various groups coalesced into one party. - to blend or come together: Their ideas coalesced into a new theory.
co•a•les•cence, n. [uncountable]See -alesc-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024co•a•lesce (kō′ə les′),USA pronunciation v., -lesced, -lesc•ing. v.i. - 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.
v.t. - to cause to unite in one body or mass.
- Latin coalēscere, equivalent. to co- co- + al- (stem of alere to nourish, make grow) + -ēscere -esce
- 1535–45
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unite, combine, join.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged amalgamate, fuse, blend, merge.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: coalesce /ˌkəʊəˈlɛs/ vb - (intransitive) to unite or come together in one body or mass; merge; fuse; blend
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin coalēscere from co- + alēscere to increase, from alere to nourishˌcoaˈlescence n ˌcoaˈlescent adj |