coalesce C2+ Topic:Verbs of Movement US /ˌkoʊəˈlɛs/ UK /ˌkəʊəˈlɛs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to come together to form one whole The separate factions gradually coalesced into a single party. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to come together to form... mergeunitecombinefuseblendamalgamateconsolidateintegrate ↔ Opposites separatedividedispersesplitscatter Word family Forms coalescence Derived forms coalescencecoalescentcoalescing Related forms coalition Etymology AI details From Latin coalēscere 'to grow together', from co- 'together' + alēscere 'to grow up', inchoative of alere 'to nourish'. coalēscere Latin alere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Verbs of Movement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # coalesce **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˌkoʊəˈlɛs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌkəʊəˈlɛs/ ## Meanings 1. to come together to form one whole ## Examples - The separate factions gradually coalesced into a single party. ## Synonyms - merge - unite - combine - fuse - blend - amalgamate - consolidate - integrate ## Antonyms - separate - divide - disperse - split - scatter ## Derived Forms - coalescence - coalescent - coalescing ## Related Forms - coalition ## Roots and Affixes - Root: coalēscere - Root: alere ## Etymology From Latin coalēscere 'to grow together', from co- 'together' + alēscere 'to grow up', inchoative of alere 'to nourish'. ## AI Etymology Coalesce is from Latin coalēscere 'to grow together', from co- 'together' + alēscere 'to grow up', inchoative of alere 'to nourish'. In present-day use, it means to come together to form one whole. Derived formations include coalescence, coalescent, and coalescing. Related vocabulary includes coalition. ## Topics - Verbs of Movement markdown