consolidate

consolidate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin consolidātus, from the verb consolidō, from solidus (“solid”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kənˈsɒlɪdeɪt/

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Verb

consolidate (third-person singular simple present consolidates, present participle consolidating, simple past and past participle consolidated)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To combine into a single unit; to group together or join.

   He consolidated his luggage into a single large bag.

2. To make stronger or more solid.
   • 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:

     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

3. (finance) With respect to debt, to pay off several debts with a single loan.

Coordinate terms

• (combine into a single unit): defragment

Related terms

• consolidation
• consolidator
• deconsolidate

 

Translations

to combine into a single unit; to group together or join

Armenian: միացնել (hy) (miacʿnel), միավորել (hy) (miavorel), համախմբել (hy) (hamaxmbel) Bulgarian: обединявам (bg) (obedinjavam) Catalan: consolidar (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 聯合／联合 (zh) (liánhé), 合併／合并 (zh) (hébìng) Czech: sjednotit, sloučit Finnish: yhdistää (fi) German: vereinigen (de), zusammenlegen (de), zusammenführen (de) Italian: raggruppare (it) Japanese: 統合する (ja) (tōgō suru), 総合する (ja) (そうごうする, sōgō suru) Ladino: konsolidar Maori: whakatōpū Portuguese: consolidar (pt) Russian: объединя́ть (ru) impf (obʺjedinjátʹ), объедини́ть (ru) pf (obʺjedinítʹ) Serbo-Croatian: objediniti (sh) pf, objedinjavati (sh) impf Spanish: consolidar (es) Swedish: konsolidera (sv) Ukrainian: консолідува́ти impf or pf (konsoliduváty), об'є́днувати impf (obʺjédnuvaty), об'єдна́ти pf (obʺjednáty)

to make stronger or more solid

Armenian: ամրացնել (hy) (amracʿnel) Bulgarian: укрепвам (bg) (ukrepvam), заздравявам (bg) (zazdravjavam) Catalan: consolidar (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 鞏固／巩固 (zh) (gǒnggù), 加強／加强 (zh) (jiāqiáng) Czech: upevnit, posílit (cs) Danish: befæste Dutch: consolideren (nl), versterken (nl) Finnish: vahvistaa (fi), lujittaa (fi) French: consolider (fr) German: festigen (de), konsolidieren (de), befestigen (de) Hungarian: konszolidál (hu), megszilárdít (hu), megerősít (hu) Italian: consolidare (it), rafforzare (it), rinsaldare (it) Japanese: 固める (ja) (かためる, katameru) Ladino: konsolidar, enrezyar, enfortesar Norwegian: befeste Portuguese: consolidar (pt) Russian: укрепля́ть (ru) impf (ukrepljátʹ), укрепи́ть (ru) pf (ukrepítʹ) Spanish: consolidar (es) Swedish: konsolidera (sv), befästa (sv), stärka (sv) Ukrainian: укрі́плювати impf (ukrípljuvaty), укріпля́ти impf (ukripljáty), укріпи́ти pf (ukripýty) Vietnamese: củng cố (vi)

Adjective

consolidate (comparative more consolidate, superlative most consolidate)

1. (obsolete) Formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated.
   • 1531, Thomas Elyot, Ernest Rhys, editor, The Boke Named the Governour […] (Everyman’s Library), London: J[oseph] M[alaby] Dent & Co; New York, N.Y.: E[dward] P[ayson] Dutton & Co, published [1907], OCLC 1026313858:

     A gentleman [should learn to ride] while he is tender and the brawns and sinews of his thighs not fully consolidate.

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Italian

Verb

consolidate

1. inflection of consolidare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Participle

consolidate f pl

1. feminine plural of consolidato

Anagrams

• ciondolaste

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Latin

Verb

cōnsolidāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of cōnsolidō