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coalesce
 
SYLLABICATION:co·a·lesce
PRONUNCIATION:  k-ls
INTRANSITIVE VERB:Inflected forms: co·a·lesced, co·a·lesc·ing, co·a·lesc·es
1. To grow together; fuse. 2. To come together so as to form one whole; unite: The rebel units coalesced into one army to fight the invaders. See synonyms at mix.
ETYMOLOGY:Latin coalscere : co-, co- + alscere, to grow, inchoative of alere, to nourish; see al-2 in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:coa·lescence —NOUN
coa·lescent —ADJECTIVE
 
 
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