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consolidate

[ kuhn-sol-i-deyt ]

verb (used with object)

consolidated, consolidating.
  1. to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine:

    They consolidated their three companies.

  2. to discard the unused or unwanted items of and organize the remaining:

    She consolidated her home library.

  3. to make solid or firm; solidify; strengthen:

    to consolidate gains.

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


verb (used without object)

consolidated, consolidating.
  1. to unite or combine.
  2. to become solid or firm.

consolidate

/ əˈɒɪˌɪ /

verb

  1. to form or cause to form into a solid mass or whole; unite or be united
  2. to make or become stronger or more stable
  3. military to strengthen or improve one's control over (a situation, force, newly captured area, etc)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other yvlog Forms

  • Dz·DZi·岹tǰ noun
  • cDz·DZi·岹ٱ verb preconsolidated preconsolidating
  • cDz·DZi·岹ٱ verb reconsolidated reconsolidating
  • ܲcDz·DZi·岹iԲ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of consolidate1

First recorded in 1505–15; from Latin DzԲDZٳܲ “made solid,” past participle of DzԲDZ “to make solid,” equivalent to con- + solid + -ate 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of consolidate1

C16: from Latin DzԲDZ to make firm, from solidus strong, solid
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Example Sentences

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As American hospitals consolidate, an ever-growing number are now run by Catholic groups.

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Trump looks at a map and thinks he can consolidate all of North America into the United States, perhaps even change the name to Trumplandia for all we know.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced plans Thursday to slash the Department of Health and Human Services, cutting nearly a quarter of its workforce in a major restructuring that will consolidate several departments.

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Sequential reviews by multiple departments such as building and fire should also be eliminated and replaced with a program that would consolidate all reviews under a single project permit coordinator.

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Analysts say the RSF seems determined to consolidate its grip on its Darfur stronghold after months of army gains in central Sudan, and the capital, Khartoum.

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