- past tense form of consolidate.
- past participle of consolidate.
consolidated
Americanadjective
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brought together into a single whole.
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having become solid, firm, or coherent.
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Accounting. taking into account the combined information gathered from the financial conditions of a parent corporation and its subsidiaries.
a consolidated balance sheet.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of consolidated
First recorded in 1745–55; consolidate + -ed 2
Explanation
When things are consolidated they're combined so they become stronger or more solid. You might melt two metals together, and when they cool, you'll have a consolidated compound that's stronger than either metal alone. When you get married, if you and your spouse put all your belongings together, you might end up with two garlic presses and two electric drills, but you'll have a consolidated household. When you see "Consolidated" in the name of a company, you can expect that the company is made up of several companies that merged. The adjective consolidated comes from the Latin roots con- "together," and solidatus, "make solid."
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Example Sentences
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He weeded out clerical competition and consolidated his rule over a nation of 90 million people as it grew into a regional military and political powerhouse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026
County consolidated its election operations into a new ballot processing center in the City of Industry.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026
Asian currencies consolidated against the dollar in early trade, but may be weighed by risk-off sentiment spurred by the overnight sell-off in tech stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026
IBM stock climbs after an upgrade, driven by its software business, which contributes two-thirds of consolidated profit.
From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026
Taking up agriculture, the Finger Lakes people, by now consolidated into five main groups, lined the region’s hills with farms.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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