consolidate

[ kuhn-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).

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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, nounpre·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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How to use consolidate in a sentence

Hong Kong just delivered a masterclass on how authoritarian regimes distort facts and erase history in a bid to consolidate state control.
Hong Kong police are rewriting the history of an infamous thug attack on civilians|Mary Hui|August 27, 2020|Quartz
Chains like Target and Walmart are benefiting from consumers’ growing tendency to consolidate shopping trips to stores where they can buy everything and minimize time in stores.
Target just had its best quarter ever thanks to pandemic bulk buying|Phil Wahba|August 19, 2020|Fortune
Then, in an executive reshuffling in 2017, Levien was promoted to chief operating officer, consolidating power on the business side and establishing herself as the clear internal candidate to be named as the next CEO.
‘Unstoppable innovator’: The meteoric rise of Meredith Kopit Levien, the next New York Times CEO|Steven Perlberg|August 19, 2020|Digiday
The planemaker announced last month that it was ending production of the 747 jumbo jet and studying whether to consolidate production of the 787 Dreamliner, which is manufactured in South Carolina and Washington state.
Boeing is preparing additional layoffs with new buyouts|Rachel King|August 18, 2020|Fortune

The effect was larger among Republicans hoping to consolidate Republican power.
What Happened In Portland Shows Just How Fragile Our Democracy Is|Maggie Koerth (maggie.koerth-baker@fivethirtyeight.com)|August 5, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
We eliminated him because we just needed to consolidate for film.
Rob Marshall Defends ‘Into the Woods’|Kevin Fallon|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In anticipation of 2016 the GOP had better consolidate its goods and reinvent its brand.
Wake Up, Republicans: Hillary Clinton’s Machine Can Crush You|Myra Adams|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“We must consolidate, but not for wars or conflicts, but for hard work in the name of Russia and for Russia,” he said.
Putin’s “Humanitarian” Convoy Nears Ukraine, APCs Cross in Secret|Anna Nemtsova|August 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He wants to consolidate services, closing police and fire stations if necessary.
Can America’s Favorite Ex-Con Mayor Win Again?|David Freedlander|June 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As U.S. soldiers left Iraq at the end of 2011, Maliki then began to consolidate his power.
U.S. Aircraft Could Strike Iraq Tomorrow|Eli Lake, Tim Mak|June 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This might involve a month and in the meantime the enemy would have time to consolidate his position.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
They simply remembered the wishes of their fathers and saw it was best to consolidate their huge commercial interests.
A Butterfly on the Wheel|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
We must join to our doctrine political interests which will consolidate it, and keep together the materiel of my armies.
Catherine de' Medici|Honore de Balzac
Not being armed, we fell back to consolidate losses instead of gains.
David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney
Spain was anxious for peace, and desired to consolidate it by separating England from France and Holland.
Sir Walter Ralegh|William Stebbing

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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