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con⋅sol⋅i⋅date
[kuh
n-sol-i-deyt] 
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). |
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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.
[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
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.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.Consolidate
Con*sol"i*date\, v. i. To grow firm and hard; to unite and become solid; as, moist clay consolidates by drying. In hurts and ulcers of the head, dryness maketh them more apt to consolidate. --Bacon.
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Language Translation for : Consolidate
Spanish:
consolidar,
German:
festigen,
Japanese:
強化する
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
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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
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