coalesce : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: coalesce	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for coalesce
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coalesce v mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" Synonym(s): blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge fuse or cause to grow together
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Coalesce \Co`a*lesce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Coalesced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Coalescing}.] [L. coalescere, coalitium; co- + alescere to grow up, incho. fr. alere to nourish. See {Aliment}, n.] 1. To grow together; to unite by growth into one body; as, the parts separated by a wound coalesce. 2. To unite in one body or product; to combine into one body or community; as, vapors coalesce. The Jews were incapable of coalescing with other nations. --Campbell. Certain combinations of ideas that, once coalescing, could not be shaken loose. --De Quincey. Syn: See {Add}.