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consolidate

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con·sol·i·date  (kn-sl-dt)
v. con·sol·i·dat·ed, con·sol·i·dat·ing, con·sol·i·dates
v.tr.
1. To unite into one system or whole; combine: consolidated five separate agencies into a single department.
2. To make strong or secure; strengthen: She consolidated her power during her first year in office.
3. To make firm or coherent; form into a compact mass.
v.intr.
1. To become solidified or united.
2. To join in a merger or union: The two firms consolidated under a new name.

[Latin cnsolidre, cnsolidt- : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + solidre, to make firm (from solidus, firm; see sol- in Indo-European roots).]

con·soli·dator n.

consolidate [kənˈsɒlɪˌdeɪt]
vb
1. to form or cause to form into a solid mass or whole; unite or be united
2. to make or become stronger or more stable
3. (Military) Military to strengthen or improve one's control over (a situation, force, newly captured area, etc.)
[from Latin consolidāre to make firm, from solidus strong, solid]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.consolidate - unite into one; "The companies consolidated"
merge, unify, unite - become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "the cells merge"
2.consolidate - make firm or secure; strengthen; "consolidate one's gains"; "consolidate one's hold on first place"
strengthen - gain strength; "His body strengthened"
3.consolidate - bring together into a single whole or system; "The town and county schools are being consolidated"
merge, unify, unite - join or combine; "We merged our resources"
4.consolidate - form into a solid mass or whole; "The mud had consolidated overnight"
solidify - become solid; "The metal solidified when it cooled"
5.consolidate - make or form into a solid or hardened mass; "consolidate fibers into boards"
solidify - make solid or more solid; cause to solidify

consolidate
verb
1. strengthen, secure, reinforce, cement, fortify, stabilize The Prime Minister hopes to consolidate existing trade ties between the two countries.
2. combine, unite, join, marry, merge, unify, amalgamate, federate, conjoin The state's four higher education boards are to be consolidated.
Translations
consolidate [kənˈsɒlɪdeɪt]
A. VT
1. (= strengthen) [+ position, influence] → consolidar
2. (= combine) → concentrar, fusionar
B. VI
1. (= strengthen) → consolidarse
2. (= combine) → concentrarse, fusionarse

consolidate [kənˈsɒlɪdeɪt] vt
[+ power, position, success] → consolider
(= amalgamate) [+ groups, firms] → fusionner

consolidate
vt
(= confirm)festigen
(= combine)zusammenlegen, vereinigen; companieszusammenschließen; funds, debtskonsolidieren; consolidated balance sheetkonsolidierte Bilanz

consolidate [kənˈsɒlɪˌdeɪt] vt
a. (position, influence) → consolidare
b. (combine) → unire, fondere

consolidate [kənˈsɒlɪˌdeɪt] vt
a. (position, influence) → consolidare
b. (combine) → unire, fondere

consolidate
v consolidate [kənˈsolideit]
to make or become solid; to strengthen. konsolideer; versterk, verstewig, vas word يُقَوّي، يُدَعّم، يُوَطّد укрепвам u/zpevnit, ztuhnout konsolidere; styrke festigen παγιώνω consolidar kindlustama, tugevnema مستحکم کردن؛ جامد کردن lujittaa, lujittua consolider לְבַסֵס ठोस होना, करना zgusnuti, skrutiti, učvrstiti megerősít memperkuat þétta; styrkja consolidare 強化する 강화하다, 통합하다 (su)stiprinti, (su)stiprėti, su(si)jungti, konsoliduoti(s) nostiprināt; nostiprināties; apvienot; konsolidēt gabung consolideren, sterker worden konsolidere, befeste, styrke wzmacniać się consolidar a întări укреплять upevniť utrditi učvrstiti konsolidera, befästa รวมเป็นหนึ่ง sağlamlaştırmak 鞏固 зміцнювати(ся); укріпляти(ся) مستحكم هونا يا كرنا، مضبوط بنانا củng cố
n conˌsoliˈdation
bevestiging, versterking; verstewiging bestendiging; konsolidasie, konsolidering تَوطيد، تَدْعيم، تَعْزيز затвърдяване upevnění, ztuhnutí konsolidering; styrkelse die Befestigung παγίωση consolidación kindlustamine, tugevnemine استحکام؛ تقویت lujittaminen, lujittuminen consolidation הִתבָּסֵסוּת सुदृढ़ता skručivanje, učvršćenje megszilárdítás konsolidasi styrking, efling consolidamento 強化 통합, 합병 (su)stiprinimas, (su)stiprėjimas, konsolidacija nostiprināšana; nostiprināšanās; apvienošanās; konsolidācija pergabungan consolidatie konsolidering, samling, komprimering konsolidacja, wzmocnienie consolidação consolidare укрепление upevnenie utrditev konsolidacija konsolidering, befästande การรวมเป็นหนึ่ง sağlamlaştırma 鞏固 консолідація; зміцнення مضبوطى، استحكام sự củng cố


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It can place the militia under one plan of discipline, and, by putting their officers in a proper line of subordination to the Chief Magistrate, will, as it were, consolidate them into one corps, and thereby render them more efficient than if divided into thirteen or into three or four distinct independent companies.
Moreover, his father, who was a man of thorough instruction, omitted no opportunity to consolidate this keen intelligence by serious studies in hydrography, physics, and mechanics, along with a slight tincture of botany, medicine, and astronomy.
"No, my dear fellow," returned the young man, seating himself on the divan; "reassure yourself; we are tottering always, but we never fall, and I begin to believe that we shall pass into a state of immobility, and then the affairs of the Peninsula will completely consolidate us.
 
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