coalesce

UK: /ˌkəʊəˈlɛs/ US: /ˌkoʊəˈlɛs/ ,(kō′ə les′)

Inflections of 'coalesce' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

coalesces

v 3rd person singular

coalescing

v pres p

coalesced

v past

coalesced

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

co•a•lesce /ˌkoʊəˈlɛs/   v. [no object] , -lesced, -lesc•ing. 

1. to unite;
   join together:
   The various groups coalesced into one party.
2. 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 © 2025

co•a•lesce  (kō′ə les′), v., -lesced, -lesc•ing. 
v.i. 

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.

v.t. 

4. 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

co′a•les′cence, n. 
co′a•les′cent, adj. 
Synonyms

• 1, 2. unite, combine, join.
• 2. amalgamate, fuse, blend, merge.

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coalesce / ˌkəʊəˈlɛs/ verb

1. (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 nourish

ˌcoaˈlescence noun

ˌcoaˈlescent adjective