coalite
/ˌkəʊ.əˈlaɪt/
coalite verb: to cause to unite or coalesce. Also the nonstandard form of Coalite.
Verb
coalite (third-person singular simple present coalites, present participle coaliting, simple past and past participle coalited)
- To cause to unite or coalesce.
- Time has by degrees blended […] and coalited the conquered with the conquerors.1792, Edmund Burke, a letter to Sir Hercules Langrishe on the subject of the Roman Catholics of Ireland
- To unite or coalesce.
- Let them continue to coalite.1733, Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, "A Dissertation on Parties
- To form a political coalition.
Proper noun capitalized: Coalite
IPA/ˈkəʊlaɪt/
Coalite (uncountable)
Also used as
coalite is also the nonstandard form of Coalite.
Forms of coalite
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | coalites |
| present participle | coaliting |
| past participle | coalited |
| past | coalited |
| Noun | |
| plural | coalites |
Origin of coalite
Back-formation from coalition, from Latin coalitus, past participle of coalēscō (see coalesce).
Invented by Thomas Parker in 1904: coal + -ite
Questions about coalite
- What does coalite mean?
- Coalite means to cause to unite or coalesce.
- What part of speech is coalite?
- Coalite can be a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce coalite?
- Coalite is pronounced /ˌkəʊ.əˈlaɪt/.
- What is the past tense of coalite?
- The past tense of coalite is coalited.
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