coalesce

Definitions


[ˌkəʊəˈlɛs], (Verb)

Definitions:
- come together to form one mass or whole
(e.g: the puddles had coalesced into shallow streams)


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Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin coalescere ‘grow together’, from co- (from cum ‘with’) + alescere ‘grow up’ (from alere ‘nourish’)




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