to consolidate power

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• 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

• power — n 1 Power, force, energy, strength, might, puissance mean the ability to exert effort for a purpose. Power is the most general of these terms and denotes an ability to act or be acted upon, to effect something, or to affect or be affected by… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• 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 — con|sol|i|date [kənˈsɔlıdeıt US ˈsa: ] v [I and T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of consolidare, from com ( COM ) + solidus solid ] 1.) to strengthen the position of power or success that you have, so that it becomes more… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• consolidate */ — UK [kənˈsɒlɪdeɪt] / US [kənˈsɑlɪˌdeɪt] verb Word forms consolidate : present tense I/you/we/they consolidate he/she/it consolidates present participle consolidating past tense consolidated past participle consolidated 1) [transitive] to make the… …   English dictionary

• consolidate — con|sol|i|date [ kən salı,deıt ] verb * 1. ) transitive to combine several small things, especially companies or organizations, into one large unit a ) intransitive to become one large unit 2. ) transitive to make the power, position, or… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• 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 — v. 1 tr. & intr. make or become strong or solid. 2 tr. reinforce or strengthen (one s position, power, etc.). 3 tr. combine (territories, companies, debts, etc.) into one whole. Phrases and idioms: consolidated fund (or annuities) Brit. a Bank of …   Useful english dictionary

• Advanced Configuration and Power Interface — In computing, the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) specification provides an open standard for device configuration and power management by the operating system. First released in December 1996, ACPI defines platform independent… …   Wikipedia

• People Power Revolution — The People Power Revolution (also known as the EDSA Revolution and the Philippine Revolution of 1986) was a series of nonviolent and prayerful mass street demonstrations in the Philippines that occurred in 1986.Citation |last=Zunes |first=Stephen …   Wikipedia

• The rise of Jat power — ’ (king) was conferred upon him in 1724. [Dr P.L. Vishwakarma, The Jats, I, Ed Dr Vir Singh, (Delhi:2004), 116] In past Jats always rose against tyranny, injustice, economic and social exploitations and were never overawed by claims of racial or… …   Wikipedia