Defn: To unite or coalesce. [Obs.]
Let them continue to coalite. Bolingbroke.
COALITE
Co"a*lite, v. t.
Defn: To cause to unite or coalesce. [Obs.] Time has by degrees blended . . . and coalited the conquered with the conquerors. Burke.
COALITION
Co`a*li"tion, n. Etym: [LL. coalitio: cf. F. coalition. See
Coalesce.]
1. The act of coalescing; union into a body or mass, as of separate bodies or parts; as, a coalition of atoms. Bentley.
2. A combination, for temporary purposes, of persons, parties, or states, having different interests. A coalition of the puritan and the blackleg. J. Randolph. The coalition between the religious and worldly enemies of popery. Macaulay.
Syn. — Alliance; confederation; confederacy; league; combination; conjunction; conspiracy; union.
COALITIONER
Co`a*li"tion*er, n.
Defn: A coalitionist.
COALITIONIST
Co`a*li"tion*ist, n.