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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Coalesce \Co'a*lesce"\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Coalesced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Coalescing}.] [L. coalescere, coalitium; co- + alescere to grow up, incho. fr. alere to nourish. See {Aliment}, noun]
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}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
coalesce
verb
1: mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" [syn: {blend}, {flux}, {mix}, {conflate}, {commingle}, {immix}, {fuse}, {meld}, {combine}, {merge}]
2: fuse or cause to grow together
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
121 Moby Thesaurus words for "coalesce": act in concert, act together, add, adhere, admix, affiliate, alloy, ally, amalgamate, assimilate, associate, band, band together, be in league, bemingle, blend, bracket, cleave, cling, club together, coact, collaborate, collude, combine, come together, commingle, commix, compose, compound, comprise, concert, concoct, concord, concur, confederate, conglomerate, conjoin, connect, consolidate, conspire, cooperate, do business with, embody, emulsify, encompass, federate, flux, fuse, get heads together, get together, go partners, hang together, harmonize, hash, hold together, homogenize, hook up, identify, immingle, immix, include, incorporate, integrate, interblend, interfuse, interlace, interlard, intermingle, intermix, intertwine, interweave, join, join in, join together, jumble, keep together, knead, league, league together, link, lump together, make common cause, make one, meld, melt into one, merge, mingle, mingle-mangle, mix, mix up, partner, play ball, pull together, put heads together, put together, reciprocate, reembody, relate, roll into one, scramble, shade into, shuffle, solidify, stand together, stick, stir up, syncretize, syndicate, synthesize, team up, throw in together, throw together, tie in, tie up, toss together, unify, unite, unite efforts, wed, work, work together
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