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coalesce

verb

co·​a·​lesce ˌkō-ə-ˈles How to pronounce coalesce (audio)
coalesced; coalescing

intransitive verb

1
: to grow together
The edges of the wound coalesced.
2
a
: to unite into a whole : fuse
separate townships have coalesced into a single, sprawling colony Donald Gould
b
: to unite for a common end : join forces
people with different points of view coalesce into opposing factions I. L. Horowitz
3
: to arise from the combination of distinct elements
an organized and a popular resistance immediately coalesced C. C. Menges

transitive verb

: to cause to unite
sometimes a book coalesces a public into a mass market Walter Meade
coalescence
ˌkō-ə-ˈle-sᵊn(t)s How to pronounce coalesce (audio)
noun
coalescent
ˌkō-ə-ˈle-sᵊnt How to pronounce coalesce (audio)
adjective

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The meaning of many English words equals the sum of their parts, and coalesce is a fitting example. The word unites the prefix co- (“together”) and the Latin verb alescere, meaning “to grow.” Coalesce is one of a number of English verbs (along with mix, commingle, merge, and amalgamate) that refer to the act of combining parts into a whole. In particular, coalesce usually implies the merging of similar parts to form a cohesive unit, such as a political ideology, a fan-following, or (perish the thought) a Portuguese man-of-war, the body of which includes three types of zooids.

Synonyms

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mix, mingle, commingle, blend, merge, coalesce, amalgamate, fuse mean to combine into a more or less uniform whole.

mix may or may not imply loss of each element's identity.

mix the salad greens
mix a drink

mingle usually suggests that the elements are still somewhat distinguishable or separately active.

fear mingled with anticipation in my mind

commingle implies a closer or more thorough mingling.

a sense of duty commingled with a fierce pride drove her

blend implies that the elements as such disappear in the resulting mixture.

blended several teas to create a balanced flavor

merge suggests a combining in which one or more elements are lost in the whole.

in his mind reality and fantasy merged

coalesce implies an affinity in the merging elements and usually a resulting organic unity.

telling details that coalesce into a striking portrait

amalgamate implies the forming of a close union without complete loss of individual identities.

refugees who were readily amalgamated into the community

fuse stresses oneness and indissolubility of the resulting product.

a building in which modernism and classicism are fused

Example Sentences

a group of young reformers who gradually coalesced into a political movement The ice masses coalesced into a glacier over time.
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Word History

Etymology

Latin coalescere, from co- + alescere to grow — more at old

First Known Use

circa 1541, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of coalesce was circa 1541

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