COALESCE


Meaning of COALESCE in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.