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co·a·lesce
(kō′ə-lĕs′)v. co·a·lesced, co·a·lesc·ing, co·a·lesc·es
v.intr.
1. To come or grow together into a single mass: the material that coalesced to form stars.
2. To come together as a recognizable whole or entity: the stories that coalesced as the history of the movement.
3. To come together for a single purpose: The rebel units coalesced into one army to fight the invaders. See Synonyms at mix.
v.tr.
1. To cause to coalesce as a single mass: The atoms were coalesced into a larger molecule.
2. To cause to coalesce as a single whole or entity: The survey responses were coalesced into a single document.
[Latin coalēscere : co-, co- + alēscere, to grow, inchoative of alere, to nourish; see al- in Indo-European roots.]
co′a·les′cence n.
co′a·les′cent adj.
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coalesce
(ˌkəʊəˈlɛs)vb
(intr) to unite or come together in one body or mass; merge; fuse; blend
[C16: from Latin coalēscere from co- + alēscere to increase, from alere to nourish]
ˌcoaˈlescence n
ˌcoaˈlescent adj
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co•a•lesce
(ˌkoʊ əˈlɛs)v.i. -lesced, -lesc•ing.
1. to grow together or into one body.
2. to unite; join together: The various groups coalesced into one party.
3. to blend or come together: Their ideas coalesced into a new theory.
[1535–45; < Latin coalēscere=co- co- + alēscere to grow up, inchoative derivative of alere to nourish, make grow]
co`a•les′cence, n.
co`a•les′cent, adj.
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coalesce
- Meaning "cause to grow together," it is from Latin co- and alere, "nourish."See also related terms for nourish.
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coalesce
Past participle: coalesced
Gerund: coalescing
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| coalesce |
| coalesce |
| Present |
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| I coalesce |
| you coalesce |
| he/she/it coalesces |
| we coalesce |
| you coalesce |
| they coalesce |
| Preterite |
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| I coalesced |
| you coalesced |
| he/she/it coalesced |
| we coalesced |
| you coalesced |
| they coalesced |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am coalescing |
| you are coalescing |
| he/she/it is coalescing |
| we are coalescing |
| you are coalescing |
| they are coalescing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have coalesced |
| you have coalesced |
| he/she/it has coalesced |
| we have coalesced |
| you have coalesced |
| they have coalesced |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was coalescing |
| you were coalescing |
| he/she/it was coalescing |
| we were coalescing |
| you were coalescing |
| they were coalescing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had coalesced |
| you had coalesced |
| he/she/it had coalesced |
| we had coalesced |
| you had coalesced |
| they had coalesced |
| Future |
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| I will coalesce |
| you will coalesce |
| he/she/it will coalesce |
| we will coalesce |
| you will coalesce |
| they will coalesce |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have coalesced |
| you will have coalesced |
| he/she/it will have coalesced |
| we will have coalesced |
| you will have coalesced |
| they will have coalesced |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be coalescing |
| you will be coalescing |
| he/she/it will be coalescing |
| we will be coalescing |
| you will be coalescing |
| they will be coalescing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been coalescing |
| you have been coalescing |
| he/she/it has been coalescing |
| we have been coalescing |
| you have been coalescing |
| they have been coalescing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been coalescing |
| you will have been coalescing |
| he/she/it will have been coalescing |
| we will have been coalescing |
| you will have been coalescing |
| they will have been coalescing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been coalescing |
| you had been coalescing |
| he/she/it had been coalescing |
| we had been coalescing |
| you had been coalescing |
| they had been coalescing |
| Conditional |
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| I would coalesce |
| you would coalesce |
| he/she/it would coalesce |
| we would coalesce |
| you would coalesce |
| they would coalesce |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have coalesced |
| you would have coalesced |
| he/she/it would have coalesced |
| we would have coalesced |
| you would have coalesced |
| they would have coalesced |
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Verb 1. [画像:coalesce - mix together different elements]coalesce - mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"
change integrity - change in physical make-up
gauge - mix in specific proportions; "gauge plaster"
absorb - cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"
meld, melt - lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually; "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene"
mix in, blend in - cause (something) to be mixed with (something else); "At this stage of making the cake, blend in the nuts"
accrete - grow together (of plants and organs); "After many years the rose bushes grew together"
conjugate - unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds
admix - mix or blend; "Hyaline casts were admixed with neutrophils"
alloy - make an alloy of
syncretise, syncretize - become fused
2. coalesce - fuse or cause to grow together
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coalesce
verb blend, unite, mix, combine, incorporate, integrate, merge, consolidate, come together, fuse, amalgamate, meld, cohere, commingle Cities, if unrestricted, tend to coalesce into bigger and bigger conurbations.
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coalesce
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Translations
sloučitspojit
yhdistyä
coalescer
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
coalesce
vi (Phys, Chem) → sich verbinden, eine Verbindung eingehen ; (fig) → sich vereinigen, zusammengehen; (views, opinions etc) → sich verquicken (geh)
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