Meaning of COALESCE
| Pronunciation: | | `kowu'les
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- [v] mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"; "fuse the clutter of detail into a rich narrative"--A. Schlesinger
- [v] fuse or cause to grow together
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| | Synonyms: | | blend, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, meld, merge, mix |
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| | See Also: | | absorb, accrete, admix, alloy, blend in, change integrity, clog, clot, conjugate, melt, merge, mix in, mix up, stump, syncretise, syncretize, unify, unite | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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}.
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