consolidate

English edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

(UK) IPA^(key): /kənˈsɒlɪdeɪt/
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Verb edit

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

(transitive, intransitive) To combine into a single unit; to group together or join.
He consolidated his luggage into a single large bag.
To make stronger or more solid.
- 2014, “Little Green Men”: A Primer on Modern Russian Unconventional Warfare, Ukraine 2013–2014‎^[1], 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
(finance) With respect to debt, to pay off several debts with a single loan.

Coordinate terms edit

(combine into a single unit): defragment

Related terms edit

Translations edit

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

Armenian: միացնել (hy) (miacʻnel), 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) (amracʻnel)
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 (da)
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)
Irish: neartaigh
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 edit

consolidate (comparative more consolidate, superlative most consolidate)

(obsolete) Formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated.
- 1531, Thomas Elyot, edited by Ernest Rhys, 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:
  A gentleman [should learn to ride] while he is tender and the brawns and sinews of his thighs not fully consolidate.