coalesce

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /kəʊ.əˈlɛs/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /koʊ.əˈlɛs/

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Verb

Plain form coalesce

Third-person singular coalesces

Past tense coalesced

Past participle coalesced

Present participle coalescing

1. (transitive) If a group of materials coalesce they join together to form a single thing.
   • Synonyms: unite, marry, merge, synthesize, combine and bring together
   • Antonyms: disjoin, divorce, unmerge, break, separate and part