coalesce
verb [intransitive] (formal)- coalesce (into something)
to come together to form one larger group, substance, etc. synonym amalgamate合并;联合;结合 The puddles had coalesced into a small stream. 地面上水洼子里的水汇流成了一条小溪。 the markets have coalesced into a single global market. 这些市场已经合并成一个单一的全球市场。
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin coalescere ‘grow together’, from co- (from cum ‘with’) + alescere ‘grow up’ (from alere ‘nourish’).