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| co·a·lesce [ k ə léss ] (past and past participle co·a·lesced, present participle co·a·lesc·ing, 3rd person present singular co·a·lesc·es) |
transitive and intransitive verb |
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| Definition: |
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merge or unite things: to merge or cause things to merge into a single body or group
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| [Mid-16th century. < Latin coalescere "grow up together" < alescere "grow up" < alere "nourish"] |
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  co·a·les·cence noun |
| co·a·les·cent adjective |
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