coalesce

  • 1Coalesce — 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 …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2Coalesce — may refer to: Coalesce (band)‎ COALESCE, an SQL function See also Coalescence (disambiguation) Coalition Mingle ?? Operator This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same ti …

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  • 3coalesce — index adhere (fasten), amalgamate, bond (hold together), cement, cohere (adhere), combine ( …

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  • 4coalesce — 1540s, from L. coalescere to unite, grow together, become one in growth, from com together (see CO (Cf. co )) + alescere to grow up (see ADOLESCENT (Cf. adolescent)). Related: Coalesced; coalescing; coalescence; coalescent …

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  • 5coalesce — merge, fuse, blend, mingle, commingle, *mix, amalgamate Analogous words: *compact, consolidate, concentrate, unify: *contract, condense, compress: cohere, adhere, *stick, cleave, cling: mass (see HEAP) Contrasted words: disintegrate, crumble,… …

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  • 6coalesce — [v] blend, come together adhere, amalgamate, associate, bracket, cleave, cling, cohere, combine, commingle, commix, conjoin, connect, consolidate, fuse, hook up with*, incorporate, integrate, join, join up with, link, merge, mingle, mix, relate,… …

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  • 7coalesce — ► VERB ▪ come or bring together to form one mass or whole. DERIVATIVES coalescence noun coalescent adjective. ORIGIN Latin coalescere, from alescere grow up …

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  • 8coalesce — [kō΄ə les′] vi. coalesced, coalescing [L coalescere < co , together + alescere, to grow up: see ADOLESCENT] 1. to grow together, as the halves of a broken bone 2. to unite or merge into a single body, group, or mass SYN. MIX coalescence… …

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  • 9coalesce — v. (D; intr.) to coalesce into * * * [ˌkəʊə les] (D; intr.) to coalesce into …

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  • 10coalesce — co|a|lesce [ˌkəuəˈles US ˌkou ] v [i]formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: coalescere, from co ( CO ) + alescere to grow ] if objects or ideas coalesce, they combine to form one single group coalesce into/with ▪ Gradually the different groups …

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