Dictionary

consolidate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /kənˈsɒl.ə.dæɪt/ (New-Zealand)
• /kənˈsɔl.ə.dæɪt/ (Australia)
• (California) audio
• /kənˈsɒl.ɪ.deɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /kənˈsɑ.lə.deɪt/ (Canada, General-American)
• [kənˈsɔ̟l.ə.dæɪt] (New-Zealand)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin consolidātus, from the verb consolidō, from solidus (“solid”). By surface analysis, con- + solid + -ate.

Meanings

1. (obsolete) Formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated.
   • A gentleman [should learn to ride] while he is tender and the brawns and sinews of his thighs not fully consolidate. 1531, Thomas Elyot, The Boke Named the Governour […], London: […] Tho[mas] Bertheleti, →OCLC:

Forms

consolidate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /kənˈsɒl.ə.dæɪt/ (New-Zealand)
• /kənˈsɔl.ə.dæɪt/ (Australia)
• (California) audio
• /kənˈsɒl.ɪ.deɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /kənˈsɑ.lə.deɪt/ (Canada, General-American)
• [kənˈsɔ̟l.ə.dæɪt] (New-Zealand)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin consolidātus, from the verb consolidō, from solidus (“solid”). By surface analysis, con- + solid + -ate.

Meanings

1. (ambitransitive) To combine into a single unit; to group together or join.
   • With large credits borrowed in the name of Charlottenhütte he managed to gain control over the Rhein-Elbe Union, another large steel firm which in 1926 consolidated with one of its subcompanies, the old and respected Gelsenkirchen Mining Company, and assumed the latter’s name. 1997, James Pool, Suzanne Pool, chapter 8, in Who Financed Hitler, U.S.A., →ISBN, page 432:
   • The second spot, “One Thing,” shows the unlikely custom car shop workin', musclebound dude-bro, who loves his iPhone because it consolidates the iPod, camera, cell phone and SMS device he used to carry around in “a little bag.” 2007 October 15, Eric Newman, “iPhone is different things to different dudes”, in Brandweek, volume 48, →ISSN, page 226:
   • He consolidated his luggage into a single large bag.
   • It[China] had a buoyant economy outperforming forecasts. Its unemployment rate was among the lowest in years. While consolidating his power for a second term, Mr Xi proudly pointed to China's "flourishing" growth model as something other countries could emulate. 2023 November 15, Tessa Wong, “Xi Jinping arrives in US as his Chinese Dream sputters”, in BBC:
2. To make stronger or more solid.
   • These infamous little green men appeared during the decisive seizures or buildings and facilities, only to disappear when associated militias and local troops arrived to consolidate the gains. In this way they provided a measure of deniability—however superficial or implausible—for Moscow.⁴⁰ 2014, “Little Green Men”: A Primer on Modern Russian Unconventional Warfare, Ukraine 2013–2014, Fort Bragg, North Carolina: The United States Army Special Operations Command, page 43:
3. With respect to debt, to pay off several debts with a single loan.

Forms

Coordinates

defragment (combine into a single unit)

Deriveds

unconsolidate · reconsolidate · preconsolidate · consolidatory · overconsolidate · consolidatable

Relateds

consolidator · consolidation · deconsolidate

Translations (75)

cs sloučit (to combine into a single unit; to group together or join) · it rafforzare (to make stronger or more solid) · de zusammenlegen (to combine into a single unit; to group together or join) · it consolidare (to make stronger or more solid) · hu megszilárdít (to make stronger or more solid) · ga neartaigh (to make stronger or more solid) · lad konsolidar (to make stronger or more solid) · ca consolidar (to combine into a single unit; to group together or join) · it rinsaldare (to make stronger or more solid) · sv konsolidera (to make stronger or more solid) · sv stärka (to make stronger or more solid) · he גִּבֵּשׁ /גיבש (to combine into a single unit; to group together or join) · es consolidar (to make stronger or more solid) · nl consolideren (to make stronger or more solid) · hu konszolidál (to make stronger or more solid) · it raggruppare (to combine into a single unit; to group together or join) · hu megerősít (to make stronger or more solid) · pl konsolidować (to combine into a single unit; to group together or join) · cs upevnit (to make stronger or more solid) · pl umocnić (to make stronger or more solid) · mi whakatōpū (to combine into a single unit; to group together or join) · sh objedinjavati (to combine into a single unit; to group together or join) · pl umacniać (to make stronger or more solid) · de vereinigen (to combine into a single unit; to group together or join) · ja 総合する (to combine into a single unit; to group together or join) · uk об'єдна́ти (to combine into a single unit; to group together or join) · cmn 合併 /合并 (to combine into a single unit; to group together or join) · cmn 加強 /加强 (to make stronger or more solid) · hy ամրացնել (to make stronger or more solid) · fi vahvistaa (to make stronger or more solid) · ja 統合する (to combine into a single unit; to group together or join) · de konsolidieren (to make stronger or more solid) · ru укрепля́ть (to make stronger or more solid) · bg укрепвам (to make stronger or more solid) · uk укріпи́ти (to make stronger or more solid) · cs sjednotit (to combine into a single unit; to group together or join) · uk укріпля́ти (to make stronger or more solid) · es consolidar (to combine into a single unit; to group together or join) · cs posílit (to make stronger or more solid) · hy համախմբել (to combine into a single unit; to group together or join) · de festigen (to make stronger or more solid) · bg заздравявам (to make stronger or more solid) · uk укрі́плювати (to make stronger or more solid) · fi yhdistää (to combine into a single unit; to group together or join) · uk консолідува́ти (to combine into a single unit; to group together or join) · ru укрепи́ть (to make stronger or more solid) · da befæste (to make stronger or more solid) · pl utrwalić (to make stronger or more solid) · pl utrwalać (to make stronger or more solid) · de befestigen (to make stronger or more solid) · ca consolidar (to make stronger or more solid) · pl skonsolidować (to combine into a single unit; to group together or join) · sv befästa (to make stronger or more solid) · fr consolider (to make stronger or more solid) · ru объедини́ть (to combine into a single unit; to group together or join) · sv konsolidera (to combine into a single unit; to group together or join) · lad enrezyar (to make stronger or more solid) · bg обединя́вам (to combine into a single unit; to group together or join) · hy միացնել (to combine into a single unit; to group together or join) · pt consolidar (to make stronger or more solid) · hy միավորել (to combine into a single unit; to group together or join) · de zusammenführen (to combine into a single unit; to group together or join) · lad enfortesar (to make stronger or more solid) · cmn 聯合 /联合 (to combine into a single unit; to group together or join) · cmn 鞏固 /巩固 (to make stronger or more solid) · vi củng cố (to make stronger or more solid) · uk об'є́днувати (to combine into a single unit; to group together or join) · ru объединя́ть (to combine into a single unit; to group together or join) · ja 固める (to make stronger or more solid) · pt consolidar (to combine into a single unit; to group together or join) · nl versterken (to make stronger or more solid) · sh objediniti (to combine into a single unit; to group together or join) · lad konsolidar (to combine into a single unit; to group together or join) · no befeste (to make stronger or more solid) · fi lujittaa (to make stronger or more solid)