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Coalesce Moderate

Coalesce has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

mix together different elements

"The colors blend well"

2

fuse or cause to grow together

3

To join into a single mass or whole.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
change integrity unify
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
gauge absorb melt blend in accrete conjugate admix alloy syncretize clog

Origin

The word comes from the Latin coalēscō, which combines co- and alēscō to mean "to grow up." Originally, it described something increasing in size or strength.

Rhyming Words
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