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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The monster tech firms are stifling competition and consolidating their power while they expand into new markets.

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Consolidating plants may make sense for profits but not for public safety.

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The industry is consolidating, concentrating power and profits into the hands of fewer players.

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But, by consolidating risk in the United States, Wilson's bill does the exact opposite of good insurance practice.

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In some vain hope of consolidating his dynasty, Witigis divorced his wife and married this young princess.

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It strikes me, jokers are consolidating in the Morgue to-day.

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Until the outbreak of war France had pursued with success her policy of consolidating her interests in Morocco.

The Annual Register 1914 |Anonymous
The popes of the thirteenth century rode upon this tide, overwhelming opposition and consolidating their power.

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They had reached their objectives, a varying number of miles eastward, and were consolidating their positions when the shock came.

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British Dictionary definitions for consolidating

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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