transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkō-ə-ˈles ]
verb
( co·a·lesced ; co·a·lesc·ing )
Etymology: Latin coalescere, from co- + alescere to grow — more at old
Date: circa 1656
intransitive verb
1. : to grow together
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 coalesce s a public into a mass market — Walter Meade
Synonyms: see mix
• co·a·les·cence -ˈle-s ə n(t)s noun
• co·a·les·cent -s ə nt adjective