consolidate (verb)

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• consolidate — ► VERB 1) make stronger or more solid. 2) combine into a single unit. DERIVATIVES consolidation noun consolidator noun. ORIGIN Latin consolidare, from solidus solid …   English terms dictionary

• consolidate — con‧sol‧i‧date [kənˈsɒldeɪt ǁ ˈsɑː ] verb [intransitive, transitive] 1. to make your position of power or success stronger and more likely to continue: • His successful negotiations with the Americans helped him to consolidate his position. •… …   Financial and business terms

• consolidate — con·sol·i·date /kən sä lə ˌdāt/ vt 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 ◇ Consolidation of matters in the… …   Law dictionary

• consolidate — verb ( dated; dating) Etymology: Latin consolidatus, past participle of consolidare to make solid, from com + solidus solid Date: circa 1512 transitive verb 1. to join together into one whole ; unite …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• consolidate — verb Consolidate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑debt, ↑gain, ↑hold, ↑loan …   Collocations dictionary

• consolidate — verb (I, T) 1 to make your position of power stronger and more likely to continue, or maintain the same level of achievement, profit, success etc so that it seems likely to continue: His successful negotiations with the Americans helped him to… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• consolidate — verb 1) we consolidated our position in the market Syn: strengthen, secure, stabilize, reinforce, fortify; enhance, improve 2) consolidate the results into an action plan Syn: combine, unite, merge, integrate …   Thesaurus of popular words

• consolidate — verb 1) we consolidated our position in the market Syn: strengthen, secure, stabilize, reinforce, fortify 2) consolidate the results into an action plan Syn: combine, unite, merge, integrate, amalgamate …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• consolidate — verb /kənˈsɒlɪdeɪt/ a) To combine into a single unit; to group together or join. He consolidated his luggage into a single large bag. b) To make stronger or more solid. See Also: consolidation, consolidator …   Wiktionary

• consolidate — [[t]kənsɒ̱lɪdeɪt[/t]] consolidates, consolidating, consolidated 1) VERB If you consolidate something that you have, for example power or success, you strengthen it so that it becomes more effective or secure. [V n] The question is: will the junta …   English dictionary

• consolidate — [c]/kənˈsɒlədeɪt / (say kuhn soluhdayt) verb (consolidated, consolidating) –verb (t) 1. to make solid or firm; solidify; strengthen: to consolidate gains. 2. to strengthen by rearranging the position of ground combat troops after a successful… …