coalesce. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

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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