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

Translations

Adjective

consolidate (comparative more consolidate, superlative most consolidate)

1. (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 , →OCLC:

     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

Etymology 1

Verb

consolidate

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

Etymology 2

Participle

consolidate f pl

1. feminine plural of consolidato

Anagrams

• ciondolaste

Latin

Verb

cōnsolidāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of cōnsolidō

Spanish

Verb

consolidate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of consolidar combined with te