to form or cause to form into a solid mass or whole; unite or be united to make or become stronger or more stable to strengthen or improve one's control over (a situation, force, newly captured area, etc)
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con•sol•i•dat•ed
(kən sol′i dā′tid),USA pronunciation adj.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026- Bankingbrought together into a single whole.
- Bankinghaving become solid, firm, or coherent.
- Banking, Business[Accountableing.]taking into account the combined information gathered from the financial conditions of a parent corporation and its subsidiaries:a consolidated balance sheet.
- consolidate + -ed2 1745–55
con•sol•i•date /kənˈsɑlɪˌdeɪt/USA pronunciation
v., -dat•ed, -dat•ing.
con•sol•i•da•tor, n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to (cause to) unite; bring together (parts) into a single, larger form, organization, etc.: [no object]The company consolidated.[~ + object]The company consolidated several divisions.
- to (cause to) be made solid, firm, or secure: [~ + object]The candidate moved to consolidate the gains he'd made in the primaries.[no object]The power had consolidated at the top of the party.
con•sol•i•da•tor, n. [countable]
con•sol•i•date
(kən sol′i dāt′),USA pronunciation v., -dat•ed, -dat•ing, adj.
v.t.
v.i.
adj.
con•sol′i•da′tor, n.
v.t.
- to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole;
unite;
combine:They consolidated their three companies. - to discard the unused or unwanted items of and organize the remaining:She consolidated her home library.
- to make solid or firm;
solidify;
strengthen:to consolidate gains. - Militaryto strengthen by rearranging the position of ground combat troops after a successful attack.
v.i.
- to unite or combine.
- to become solid or firm.
adj.
- consolidated (def. 2).
- Latin consolidātus (past participle of consolidāre), equivalent. to con- con- + solid(us) solid + -ātus -ate1
- 1505–15
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- Consolidated Fund
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- Wellesley
- block grant
- centralized school
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- conglomerate
- consol
- consolidate
- consolidated school
- consolidation
- consols
- coral reef
- emery
- innominate bone
- quasi-consolidated
- rock
- sandstone
- siltstone
- solid
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- steinkern
- tillite