Consolidate

What do we mean by consolidate?

To unite into one system or whole; combine. intransitive verb

To make strong or secure; strengthen. intransitive verb

To make firm or coherent; form into a compact mass. intransitive verb

To become solidified or united. intransitive verb

To join in a merger or union. intransitive verb

To make solid or firm; unite, compress, or pack together and form into a more compact mass, body, or system; make dense or coherent.

To bring together and unite firmly into one mass or body; cause to cohere or cleave together: as, to consolidate the forces of an army, or materials into a compound body.

Used specifically— in surgery, of uniting the parts of a broken bone or the lips of a wound by means of applications

In legislation, of combining two or more acts into one;

In law, of combining two or more actions, corporations, or benefices into one;

In finance, of uniting different sources of public revenue into a single fund, or different evidences of public debt into a single class (see consolidated). Synonyms To combine, compact, condense, compress.

To grow firm and compact; coalesce and become solid: as, moist clay consolidates by drying.

Formed into a solid mass or system.

Formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated. adjective

To make solid; to unite or press together into a compact mass; to harden or make dense and firm. transitive verb

To unite, as various particulars, into one mass or body; to bring together in close union; to combine. transitive verb

To unite by means of applications, as the parts of a broken bone, or the lips of a wound. transitive verb

To grow firm and hard; to unite and become solid. intransitive verb

To combine into a single unit; to group together or join. verb

To make stronger or more solid. verb

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

To make stronger or more solid.

To pay off several debts with a single loan.

Words that are spelled similarly to consolidate:
consolidate, consolidated, consolidates, consolidator, consolidant, consolida, consolidative, reconsolidate, consociate, consolate, deconsolidate, consopiate.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word consolidate:
consolidation, gains, strengthen, consolidated, holdings, power, scattered, relating, position, unified, expand, operations, rule, hold, circulation, positions, existing, control, territories, assets, democracy, merged, elementary, merger.

Words that rhyme with consolidate:
state, rate, date, plate, advocate, appropriate, appreciate, mitigate, great, propagate, facilitate, accommodate, articulate, elaborate, vacillate, mandate, estate, conflate, weight, abrogate, anticipate, repudiate, emulate, intimate, ameliorate, separate, alleviate, predicate, innate, obviate, exacerbate, associate, deliberate, obfuscate, abate, mate, gate, disseminate, consummate, slate, indicate, emanate, create, elucidate, contemplate, adequate, trait, straight, resonate, delineate, initiate, incorporate, postulate, dedicate, estimate, integrate, assimilate, delegate, extrapolate, fate, reiterate, coordinate, precipitate, corroborate, collaborate, gait, manipulate, evaluate, desolate, late, designate, alternate, update, rait, collate, surrogate, abdicate, cultivate, procrastinate, freight, commiserate, wait, moderate, arrogate, spate, relate, debate, demonstrate, deprecate, stipulate, inculcate, denigrate, celebrate, dissipate, graduate, exonerate, communicate, subordinate, negate, compensate.

Adjectives that are often used to describe consolidate:
click.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective consolidate:
gains, vocabulary, data, improvements, schools, function, information, requirements, trips, activities, operations, results, accounts, functions, parts, services, programs, command, capital, work, facilities, reports, tasks, systems, errands, debt, others, governments, apartheid, departments, strategies, shipments, servers, node, agencies, bills.

Words that sound like consolidate:
consolidate, consolidates, consolidator, consolida, consolidant, conciliate, reconsolidate, consolidators, consolidated, consolidating, consolidative, consolider, consulted, consolate, conciliator, cancelado, cancellate, cancellated, conciliates, consulado, councilist.