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