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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Coalesce \Co`a*lesce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Coalesced}; p. pr
& vb n. {Coalescing}.] [L. coalescere coalitium co- +
alescere to grow up incho. fr alere to nourish. See
{Aliment}, n.]
1. To grow together; to unite by growth into one body; as
the parts separated by a wound coalesce.
2. To unite in one body or product; to combine into one body
or community; as vapors coalesce.
The Jews were incapable of coalescing with other
nations. --Campbell.
Certain combinations of ideas that once coalescing,
could not be shaken loose. --De Quincey.
Syn: See {Add}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
coalesce
v 1: mix together different elements; "The colors blend well";
"fuse the clutter of detail into a rich narrative"--A.
Schlesinger [syn: {blend}, {mix}, {conflate}, {commingle},
{immix}, {fuse}, {meld}, {combine}, {merge}]
2: fuse or cause to grow together
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