Dictionary
co•a•lesce
Pronunciation: (kō"u-les'), [key]
—v., -lesced, -lesc•ing.
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v.i.
1. to grow together or into one body:
The two lakes coalesced into one.
2. to unite so as to form one mass, community, etc.:
The various groups coalesced into a crowd.
3. to blend or come together:
Their ideas coalesced into one theory.
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v.t.
to cause to unite in one body or mass.
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