consolidate

[ kuh n-sol-i-deyt ]

/ kənˈsɒl ɪˌdeɪt /

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verb (used with object), con·sol·i·dat·ed, con·sol·i·dat·ing.

to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine: They consolidated their three companies.

to discard the unused or unwanted items of and organize the remaining: She consolidated her home library.

to make solid or firm; solidify; strengthen: to consolidate gains.

Military. to strengthen by rearranging the position of ground combat troops after a successful attack.

verb (used without object), con·sol·i·dat·ed, con·sol·i·dat·ing.

to unite or combine.

to become solid or firm.

adjective

consolidated(def 2).

Origin of consolidate

1505–15; < Latin consolidātus (past participle of consolidāre), equivalent to con- con- + solid(us) solid + -ātus -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM consolidate

con·sol·i·da·tor, noun pre·con·sol·i·date, verb, pre·con·sol·i·dat·ed, pre·con·sol·i·dat·ing. re·con·sol·i·date, verb, re·con·sol·i·dat·ed, re·con·sol·i·dat·ing. un·con·sol·i·dat·ing, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for consolidate

We eliminated him because we just needed to consolidate for film.

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“We must consolidate, but not for wars or conflicts, but for hard work in the name of Russia and for Russia,” he said.

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He wants to consolidate services, closing police and fire stations if necessary.

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As U.S. soldiers left Iraq at the end of 2011, Maliki then began to consolidate his power.

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The Crimea issue has helped the pro-Russian factions to organize and consolidate.

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They perform important offices, although they are not the materials to rear and consolidate the edifice of thought.

On the Nature of Thought |John Haslam
He has gained control of the company and is going to consolidate with the Springfield concern.

Randy of the River |Horatio Alger Jr.
Meanwhile, I checked almost hourly with Survey Section, hoping for good news to consolidate the improved morale situation.

Greylorn |John Keith Laumer
Remain on your world; consolidate; cultivate the fruits of your civilization as it is, but do not go forward.

Warlord of Kor |Terry Gene Carr
The policy pretty much all over Ireland was to clean out the population and consolidate a thousand small farms into one large one.

Nasby in Exile |David R. Locke

British Dictionary definitions for consolidate

consolidate

/ (kənˈsɒlɪˌdeɪt) /

verb

to form or cause to form into a solid mass or whole; unite or be united

to make or become stronger or more stable

military to strengthen or improve one's control over (a situation, force, newly captured area, etc)

Word Origin for consolidate

C16: from Latin consolidāre to make firm, from solidus strong, solid

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consolidate

verb (used with object), con·sol·i·dat·ed, con·sol·i·dat·ing.

verb (used without object), con·sol·i·dat·ed, con·sol·i·dat·ing.

adjective

Origin of consolidate

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consolidate

verb (used with object), con·sol·i·dat·ed, con·sol·i·dat·ing.

verb (used without object), con·sol·i·dat·ed, con·sol·i·dat·ing.

adjective

Origin of consolidate

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