coalescence
co⋅a⋅lesce /ˌkoʊəˈlɛs/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [koh-uh-les]
verb, -lesced, -lesc⋅ing.
-verb (used without object) 1. to grow together or into one body: The two lakes coalesced into one.
2. to unite so as to form one mass, community, etc.: The various groups coalesced into a crowd.
3. to blend or come together: Their ideas coalesced into one theory.
-verb (used with object) 4. to cause to unite in one body or mass.
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Origin:
1535-45; < L coalēscere, equiv. to co- co- + al- (s. of alere to nourish, make grow) + -ēscere -esce
Related forms:
co⋅a⋅les⋅cence, noun
co⋅a⋅les⋅cent, adjective
Synonyms:
1, 2. unite, combine, join. 2. amalgamate, fuse, blend, merge.
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verb, -lesced, -lesc⋅ing.
-verb (used without object) 1. to grow together or into one body: The two lakes coalesced into one.
2. to unite so as to form one mass, community, etc.: The various groups coalesced into a crowd.
3. to blend or come together: Their ideas coalesced into one theory.
-verb (used with object) 4. to cause to unite in one body or mass.
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Origin:
1535-45; < L coalēscere, equiv. to co- co- + al- (s. of alere to nourish, make grow) + -ēscere -esce
Related forms:
co⋅a⋅les⋅cence, noun
co⋅a⋅les⋅cent, adjective
Synonyms:
1, 2. unite, combine, join. 2. amalgamate, fuse, blend, merge.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009