consolidate
[verb]
Synonyms:
- strengthen, fortify, reinforce, secure, stabilize
- combine, amalgamate, federate, fuse, join, unite

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Contrasted words: part, sever, sunder, liquefy, melt
Related Words: amalgamate, blend, fuse, merge, set, solidify

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con‧sol‧i‧date /kənˈsɒlədeɪt, kənˈsɒlɪdeɪt $ -ˈsɑː-/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of consolidare, from com- ( ⇒ COM-) + solidus 'solid']

1. to strengthen the position of power or success that you have, so that it becomes more effective or continues for longer:
The company has consolidated its position as the country’s leading gas supplier.
The team consolidated their lead with a third goal.

2. to combine things in order to make them more effective or easier to deal with:
We consolidate information from a wide range of sources.
They took out a loan to consolidate their debts.
The company is planning to consolidate its business activities at a new site in Arizona.
—consolidation /kənˌsɒləˈdeɪʃən, kənˌsɒlɪˈdeɪʃən $ -ˌsɑː-/ noun [uncountable and countable]:
the consolidation of political power

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