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coalesce
/kəʊ.əˈlɛs/
verb
(of separate elements) To join into a single mass or whole.
"The droplets coalesced into a puddle."
Similar: amalgamate, combine, fuse, join, merge
(of a whole or a unit) To form from different pieces or elements.
"The puddle coalesced from the droplets as they ran together."
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.
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