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con·soli·date (kən säl′ə dāt′)
transitive verb, intransitive verb consolidated -·dat′ed, consolidating -·dat′·ing
- to combine into a single whole; merge; unite
- to make or become strong, stable, firmly established, etc.: the troops consolidated their position
- to make or become solid or compact
Origin: < L consolidatus, pp. of consolidare < com-, together + solidare, to make solid < solidus, solid: see holo-
Related Forms:
- consolidator con·sol′i·da′·tor noun
con·sol·i·date (kən-sŏlˈĭ-dātˌ)
verb consolidated con·sol·i·dat·ed, consolidating con·sol·i·dat·ing, con·sol·i·dates verb, transitive- 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.
- To become solidified or united.
- To join in a merger or union: The two firms consolidated under a new name.
Origin: Latin cōnsolidāre, cōnsolidāt- : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + solidāre, to make firm (from solidus, firm; see sol- in Indo-European roots).
Related Forms:
- consolidator con·solˈi·daˌtor noun