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con·sol·i·date
(kən-sŏl′ĭ-dāt′)v. con·sol·i·dat·ed, con·sol·i·dat·ing, con·sol·i·dates
v.tr.
1. To unite into one system or whole; combine: consolidated five separate agencies into a single department.
2. To make strong or secure; strengthen: She consolidated her power during her first year in office.
3. To make firm or coherent; form into a compact mass.
v.intr.
1. To become solidified or united.
2. To join in a merger or union: The two firms consolidated under a new name.
[Latin cōnsolidāre, cōnsolidāt- : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + solidāre, to make firm (from solidus, firm; see sol- in Indo-European roots).]
con·sol′i·da′tor n.
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consolidate
(kənˈsɒlɪˌdeɪt)vb
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) military to strengthen or improve one's control over (a situation, force, newly captured area, etc)
[C16: from Latin consolidāre to make firm, from solidus strong, solid]
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con•sol•i•date
(kənˈsɒl ɪˌdeɪt)v. -dat•ed, -dat•ing. v.t.
1. to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite.
2. to make solid, firm, or secure; strengthen: to consolidate gains.
3. to organize into a more compact form.
v.i. 4. to unite or combine.
5. to become solid or firm.
[1505–15; < Latin consolidātus,consolidāre <con- + solidāre to make solid]
con•sol′i•da`tor, n.
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consolidate
Past participle: consolidated
Gerund: consolidating
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| Verb | 1. | consolidate - unite into one; "The companies consolidated" |
| 2. | consolidate - make firm or secure; strengthen; "consolidate one's gains"; "consolidate one's hold on first place" strengthen - gain strength; "His body strengthened" | |
| 3. | consolidate - bring together into a single whole or system; "The town and county schools are being consolidated" | |
| 4. | consolidate - form into a solid mass or whole; "The mud had consolidated overnight" solidify - become solid; "The metal solidified when it cooled" | |
| 5. | consolidate - make or form into a solid or hardened mass; "consolidate fibers into boards" solidify - make solid or more solid; cause to solidify |
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consolidate
verb
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consolidate
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Translations
يُقَوّي، يُدَعّم، يُوَطّد
u/zpevnitztuhnout
konsoliderestyrke
lujittaavahvistaayhdistää
òétta; styrkja
統合する総合する
konsolidacijakonsoliduotikonsoliduotisstiprėjimasstiprėti
apvienotkonsolidētnostiprinātnostiprināties
sağlamlaştırmak
consolidate
[kənˈsɒlɪdeɪt]A. VT
1. (= strengthen) [+ position, influence] → consolidar
2. (= combine) → concentrar, fusionar
B. VI
1. (= strengthen) → consolidarse
2. (= combine) → concentrarse, fusionarse
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consolidate
[kənˈsɒlɪdeɪt] vt [+ power, position, success] → consolider
(= amalgamate) [+ groups, firms] → fusionner
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
consolidate
vt
(= confirm) → festigen
(= combine) → zusammenlegen, vereinigen; companies → zusammenschließen; funds, debts → konsolidieren; consolidated balance sheet → konsolidierte Bilanz
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consolidate
(kənˈsolideit) verb to make or become solid; to strengthen.
conˌsoliˈdation nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.