Word of the Day – Coalesce

Coalesce (verb)

ko-al-es

To grow together or into one body. / To merge and form as one.

First recorded in 1535–45; from Latin coalēscere, equivalent to co- co- + al- (stem of alere “to nourish, make grow”) + -escere -esce

Example sentences

“The residents decided to coalesce and learned there was power in community.”