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con·sol·i·date

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n-sol-i-deyt] Pronunciation Key verb, -dat·ed, -dat·ing, adjective

–verb (used with object)

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)

5.	to unite or combine.

6.	to become solid or firm.

–adjective

7.	consolidated (def. 2).

[Origin: 1505–15; < L consolidātus (ptp. of consolidāre), equiv. to con- con- + solid(us) solid + -ātus -ate¹

]

—Related forms

con·sol·i·da·tor, noun

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con·sol·i·date Audio Help   (kən-sŏl'ĭ-dāt') Pronunciation Key
v.   con·sol·i·dat·ed, con·sol·i·dat·ing, con·sol·i·dates

v.   tr.

To unite into one system or whole; combine: consolidated five separate agencies into a single department.
To make strong or secure; strengthen: She consolidated her power during her first year in office.
To make firm or coherent; form into a compact mass.

v. intr.

To become solidified or united.
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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WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This

consolidate
verb
1.	unite into one; "The companies consolidated"
2.	make firm or secure; strengthen; "consolidate one's gains"; "consolidate one's hold on first place"
3.	bring together into a single whole or system; "The town and county schools are being consolidated"
4.	form into a solid mass or whole; "The mud had consolidated overnight"
5.	make or form into a solid or hardened mass; "consolidate fibers into boards"

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
consolidate [kənˈsolideit] verb

to make or become solid; to strengthen

Arabic:	يُقَوّي، يُدَعّم، يُوَطّد
Chinese (Simplified):	巩固
Chinese (Traditional):	鞏固
Czech:	u, *zpevnit, ztuhnout
Danish:	konsolidere; styrke
Dutch:	consolideren, sterker worden
Estonian:	kindlustama, tugevnema
Finnish:	lujittaa, lujittua
French:	consolider
German:	festigen
Greek:	παγιώνω
Hungarian:	megerősít
Icelandic:	þétta; styrkja
Indonesian:	memperkuat
Italian:	consolidare

Japanese:	強化する
Korean:	강화하다
Latvian:	nostiprināt; nostiprināties; apvienot; konsolidēt
Lithuanian:	(su)stiprinti, (su)stiprėti, su(si)jungti, konsoliduoti(s)
Norwegian:	konsolidere, befeste, styrke
Polish:	wzmacniać się
Portuguese (Brazil):	consolidar
Portuguese (Portugal):	consolidar
Romanian:	a întări
Russian:	укреплять
Slovak:	upevniť
Slovenian:	utrditi
Spanish:	consolidar
Swedish:	konsolidera, befästa
Turkish:	sağlamlaştırmak

Investopedia - Cite This Source - Share This

Consolidate

To combine the assets, liabilities, and other financial items of two or more entities into one.

Investopedia Commentary

This term is generally used in the context of consolidated financial statements. When statements are consolidated, all subsidiaries report under the umbrella of the parent company.

See also: Annual Report

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: con·sol·i·date
Pronunciation: k&n-'sä-l&-"dAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -dat·ed; -dat·ing
: to join together into one whole: as a : to combine (two or more lawsuits or matters that involve a common question of law or fact) into one —compare CLASS ACTION
NOTE: Consolidation of matters in the federal courts is governed by Rule 42 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Consolidated cases may become one single action with a single judgment, or may retain their individual identities although tried together. The court may also try one representative case and render a judgment binding on the other cases. b : to combine (two or more corporations) to form one new corporation —compare MERGER —con·sol·i·da·tion /k&n-"sä-l&-'dA-sh&n/ noun

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Consolidate

Con*sol"i*date\, a. [L. consolidatus, p. pr. of consolidare to make firm; con- + solidare to make firm; solidus solid. See Solid, and cf. Consound.] Formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated. [R.]

A gentleman [should learn to ride] while he is tender and the brawns and sinews of his thighs not fully consolidate. --Elyot.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Consolidate

Con*sol"i*date\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Consolidated; p. pr. & vb. n. Consolidating.]

1. To make solid; to unite or press together into a compact mass; to harden or make dense and firm.

He fixed and consolidated the earth. --T. Burnet.

2. To unite, as various particulars, into one mass or body; to bring together in close union; to combine; as, to consolidate the armies of the republic.

Consolidating numbers into unity. --Wordsworth.

3. (Surg.) To unite by means of applications, as the parts of a broken bone, or the lips of a wound. [R.]

Syn: To unite; combine; harden; compact; condense; compress.

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