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coalesce

[koh-uh-les]

verb (used without object)

coalesced, coalescing 
  1. to grow together or into one body.

    The two lakes coalesced into one.

    Synonyms: , ,
  2. to unite so as to form one mass, community, etc..

    The various groups coalesced into a crowd.

    Synonyms: , , , , , ,
  3. to blend or come together.

    Their ideas coalesced into one theory.



verb (used with object)

coalesced, coalescing 
  1. to cause to unite in one body or mass.

coalesce

/ ˌəʊəˈɛ /

verb

  1. (intr) to unite or come together in one body or mass; merge; fuse; blend

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • coalescence noun
  • coalescent adjective
  • noncoalescence noun
  • noncoalescent adjective
  • noncoalescing adjective
  • uncoalescent adjective
  • ˌDzˈԳ noun
  • ˌDzˈԳ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of coalesce1

First recorded in 1535–45; from Latin Dzŧ, equivalent to co- co- + al- (stem of alere “to nourish, make grow”) + -escere -esce
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of coalesce1

C16: from Latin Dzŧ from co- + ŧ to increase, from alere to nourish
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She quickly coalesced the party around her nomination and avoided a primary battle, but lost to Trump in November.

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“It’s already happening — it’s just not being reported and it’s not kind of coalesced yet.”

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So that election was less a Labour win than a collective “nope” on the existing government, which didn’t coalesce into support for anyone in particular.

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It is then, on the sidelines of the voting process, that important conversations among the cardinals take place and consensus begins to coalesce around different names.

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Cooler heads believe that in the scenario of a general election where the most plausible prime ministers were Sir Keir or Nigel Farage, voters on the broad left would inevitably coalesce around Labour.

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