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coalesce.

To join into a single mass or whole.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˌkəʊ.əˈlɛs/UK/ˌkoʊ.əˈlɛs/US/ˌkəʉ.əˈles/Australia
  1. To join into a single mass or whole.

    The droplets coalesced into a puddle.
  2. To form from different pieces or elements.

    The puddle coalesced from the droplets as they ran together.
  3. To bond pieces of metal into a continuous whole by liquefying parts of each piece, bringing the liquids into contact, and allowing the combined liquid to solidify.

  4. To merge, to intermingle freely.

  5. To convert a null value to a defined value.

Where this word comes from

From Latin coalēscō, from co- + alēscō (“grow up”).

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