Coalesce
To grow together; unite into one body
verbCoalesce
To grow together; unite into one body
verbImagine This
During the winter months in World War II, the Russian soldiers needed to huddle together to stay warm before their coal supply ran out.
Sounds Like
ko-uh-LESS
Looks Like
Looks like 'coal' with extra letters; not a standalone word, evokes joining together
Remember This
Coalesce means to come together to form a single whole. Picture separate drops merging into one larger droplet.
Other Forms
Connect With
merge, fuse, consolidate, unite, amalgamate, converge
Note
Used for both physical merging (materials, droplets) and figurative unification (ideas, groups). Not to be confused with 'collocate' or 'collate'. Often used with 'into' or 'as'.
Study Deeper
- Two rivers coalesced into a single expansive river.
- The two companies coalesced to form a larger corporation.
From Latin coalescere, from co- 'together' + alescere 'to grow'.
Mnemonic: CO- + ALESCE — remember that things come together (co- means together) as they 'alesce' (grow) into one.
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