Definitions of consolidate [ənˈsɒl ɪˌdeɪt]

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Definition of 'consolidate'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) consolidate
to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite.

2.  consolidate
to make solid, firm, or secure; strengthen:
to consolidate gains.

3.  consolidate
to organize into a more compact form.

4. (v.i.) consolidate
to unite or combine.

5.  consolidate
to become solid or firm.

Etymology: (1505–15; < L consolidātus,consolidāre <con-+solidāre to make solid)

Definition of 'consolidate'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) consolidate
unite into one
"The companies consolidated"

2. (verb) consolidate
make firm or secure; strengthen
"consolidate one's gains"; "consolidate one's hold on first place"

3. (verb) consolidate
bring together into a single whole or system
"The town and county schools are being consolidated"

4. (verb) consolidate
form into a solid mass or whole
"The mud had consolidated overnight"

5. (verb) consolidate
make or form into a solid or hardened mass
"consolidate fibers into boards"

Definition of 'consolidate'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) consolidate
formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated

2. (verb) consolidate
to make solid; to unite or press together into a compact mass; to harden or make dense and firm

3. (verb) consolidate
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

4. (verb) consolidate
to unite by means of applications, as the parts of a broken bone, or the lips of a wound

5. (verb) consolidate
to grow firm and hard; to unite and become solid; as, moist clay consolidates by drying

Translation of 'consolidate'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to make or become solid; to strengthen.
Afrikaans: konsolideer; versterk, ve	Arabic: يُقَوّي، يُدَعّم، يُوَطّد	Bulgarian: укрепвам
Brazilian: consolidar	Czech: u/zpevnit, ztuhnout	German: festigen
Danish: konsolidere; styrke	Greek: παγιώνω	Spanish: consolidar
Estonian: kindlustama, tugevnema	Farsi: مستحکم کردن؛ جامد کردن	Finnish: lujittaa
French: consolider	Hebrew: לְבַסֵס	Hindi: ठोस होना, करना
Croatian: zgusnuti, skrutiti, učvrs	Hungarian: megerősít	Indonesian: memperkuat
Icelandic: þétta; styrkja	Italian: consolidare	Japanese: 強化する
Korean: 강화하다, 통합하다	Lithuanian: (su)stiprinti, (su)stiprė	Latvian: nostiprināt; nostiprināti
Malay: gabung	Dutch: consolideren, sterker wor	Norwegian: konsolidere, befeste, sty
Polish: wzmacniać się	Persian: مستحکم کردن؛ جامد کردن	Pashto: يو ځاى كول، غونډول: بياوړ
Portuguese: consolidar	Romanian: aîntări	Russian: укреплять
Slovak: upevniť	Slovenian: utrditi	Serbian: učvrstiti
Swedish: konsolidera, befästa	Thai: รวมเป็นหนึ่ง	Turkish: sağlamlaştırmak
Taiwanese: 鞏固	Ukrainian: зміцнювати(ся); укріпляти	Urdu: مستحكم هونا يا كرنا، مضبو
Vietnamese: củng cố	Chinese: 巩固
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