51³Ō¹Ļ

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consolidate

[kuhn-sol-i-deyt]

verb (used with object)

consolidated, consolidating 
  1. to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine.

    They consolidated their three companies.

  2. to discard the unused or unwanted items of and organize the remaining.

    She consolidated her home library.

  3. to make solid or firm; solidify; strengthen.

    to consolidate gains.

  4. Military.Ģżto strengthen by rearranging the position of ground combat troops after a successful attack.



verb (used without object)

consolidated, consolidating 
  1. to unite or combine.

  2. to become solid or firm.

adjective

  1. consolidated.

consolidate

/ °ģə²Ōˈ²õɒ±ōɪˌ»å±šÉŖ³Ł /

verb

  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 to strengthen or improve one's control over (a situation, force, newly captured area, etc)

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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • consolidator noun
  • preconsolidate verb
  • reconsolidate verb
  • unconsolidating adjective
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of consolidate1

First recorded in 1505–15; from Latin ³¦“DzԲõ“DZō¾±»åÄå³Ł³Ü²õ ā€œmade solid,ā€ past participle of ³¦“DzԲõ“DZō¾±»åÄå°ł±š ā€œto make solid,ā€ equivalent to con- + solid + -ate 1
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of consolidate1

C16: from Latin ³¦“DzԲõ“DZō¾±»åÄå°ł±š to make firm, from solidus strong, solid
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We have a huge turning point right now and a crossroads, right now in our economy, and Democrats have such a big opportunity, because their rural schools are not getting better, they’re consolidating.

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But his domestic opponents have never been able to finish him off and he has shamelessly exploited every new crisis, many of them self-inflicted, to avoid electoral defeat and further consolidate his power.

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It also highlights a shift, as Greenland's leaders consolidate relations with Denmark and the EU, "because we have to have allies in these problems," says Kaj Kleist, alluding to US pressure.

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Observers have seen these methods as the way to perpetuate a soft-authoritarianism, enacted smoothly without the violence that authoritarian governments have traditionally employed to quell opposition and consolidate power.

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Having saved a break point then secured an impressive break to love with a crowd-pleasing volley, Boulter battled to consolidate with an important hold, saving another break point along the way.

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