Coalite

//ˌkəʊ.əˈlaɪt// name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Nonstandard form of Coalite. alt-of, nonstandard
Verb
  1. 1
    To cause to unite or coalesce. obsolete, transitive

    "1792, Edmund Burke, a letter to Sir Hercules Langrishe on the subject of the Roman Catholics of Ireland Time has by degrees blended […] and coalited the conquered with the conquerors."

  2. 2
    To unite or coalesce. intransitive, obsolete

    "Let them continue to coalite."

  3. 3
    To form a political coalition. rare
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    a form of coke that is a smokeless fuel, used as an alternative to coal UK, uncountable

Example

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"1792, Edmund Burke, a letter to Sir Hercules Langrishe on the subject of the Roman Catholics of Ireland Time has by degrees blended […] and coalited the conquered with the conquerors."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Back-formation from coalition, from Latin coalitus, past participle of coalēscō (see coalesce).

Etymology 2

Invented by Thomas Parker in 1904: coal + -ite

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