coalesce
/ˌkəʊəˈles/verb
no obj.
1- come together and form one mass or whole接合, 结合, 汇合：
the puddles had coalesced into shallow streams
水洼汇合成了浅溪
with infinitive the separate details coalesce to form a single body of scientific thought.独立的细节聚合形成科学思想的主体。
1.1
- with obj. combine (elements) in a mass or whole使（元素）结合：
the problem of coalescing disparate information sources into a practical form.
将几个根本不同的信息来源结合成一个实用形式的问题。
派生词
coalescence
nouncoalescent
adjective词源
mid 16th cent. （in the sense 'bring together, unite'）： from Latin coalescere, from co- （from cum 'with'） + alescere 'grow up' （from alere 'nourish'）.