coalesce

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To join into a single mass or whole.
To form from different pieces or elements.
To bond pieces of metal into a continuous whole by liquefying parts of each piece, bringing the liquids into contact, and allowing the combined liquid to solidify.
To merge, to intermingle freely.
To convert a null value to a defined value.

/ˌkəʊ.əˈlɛs/ /ˌkoʊ.əˈlɛs/ en-us-coalesce.ogg /ˌkəʉ.əˈles/ en-au-coalesce.ogg

coalesce coalesces coalescing coalesced

From Latin coalēscō, from co- + alēscō (“grow up”).

agglomerate aggregate cumulate alloy amalgamate blend coalesce combine consolidate conflate embody fuse integrate mass meld merge unite join

divide segregate

-esce coalescence coalescent coalition assemble

coalescible electrocoalesce noncoalescing recoalesce uncoalesce

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