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con⋅sol⋅i⋅date

  [kuhn-sol-i-deyt] verb, -dat⋅ed, -dat⋅ing, adjective
Use consolidate in a Sentence
–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 -ate 1

Related forms:
con⋅sol⋅i⋅da⋅tor, noun
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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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Financial Dictionary

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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