单词	consolidate
释义	consolidatecon‧sol‧i‧date /kənˈsɒlədeɪt $ -ˈsɑː-/ ●○○ verb [intransitive, transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINconsolidate Origin: 1500-1600 Latin past participle of consolidare, from com- ( ➔ COM-) + solidus ‘solid’ Verb Table VERB TABLE consolidate Simple Form Present I, you, we, they consolidate he, she, it consolidates Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they consolidated Present perfect I, you, we, they have consolidated he, she, it has consolidated Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had consolidated Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will consolidate Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have consolidated Continuous Form Present I am consolidating he, she, it is consolidating you, we, they are consolidating Past I, he, she, it was consolidating you, we, they were consolidating Present perfect I, you, we, they have been consolidating he, she, it has been consolidating Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been consolidating Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be consolidating Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been consolidating Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Successful advertising helped them to consolidate their position as the largest computer company in Europe. They took out a loan to consolidate their credit card bills. We'll be consolidating departments and cutting the mayor's staff by 61%. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A poignant or shrewd quotation may consolidate or embellish your final remarks. Again, the grant consolidated existing ducal interests, rounding out Gloucester's influence in the honour of Pickering further east. Lockheed Martin will likely save hundreds of millions of dollars through consolidating overlapping operations between it and Loral. The engineering and design function was likewise consolidated into a single vertically aligned group. The original porous bone has been consolidated to become much heavier than it would have been in life. Where a public law application is consolidated with private law proceedings, however, a court welfare officer may already be involved. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► consolidated ... position  The company has consolidated its position as the country’s leading gas supplier. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► company · Why, then, have companies chosen to consolidate these activities into a single function?· The county wanted one company to consolidate administrative services, Simonsen said, not two firms working toward that goal.· The company said it has consolidated its services into four groups to improve operations.· Computer networking companies have been consolidating rapidly as the industry becomes more competitive and demand for products increases. ► control · Those who did well out of coffee growing started employing labourers and consolidated their control over the best land.· When fiscal crisis erupts, they consolidate agencies and centralize control. ► hold · Intermittent war rages across Ulthuan once more as the Dark Elves consolidate their hold on the northern lands. 602 Caradryel dies peacefully. ► operation · Lockheed Martin will likely save hundreds of millions of dollars through consolidating overlapping operations between it and Loral. ► position · This work is consolidating Johnson Matthey's position as a world leader in precious metal refining.· Aung San was consolidating his overall position.· Overall these efforts will consolidate Johnson Matthey's position as a leading supplier of high-technology materials.· A broken spinnaker halyard put paid to Law's spirited last-minute effort, while Peters failed to consolidate his position.· But now Moira's gone, Tamar's wasting no time consolidating her position.· The deal would consolidate Lafarge's position as the world's leading cement company.· I thought we might need the extra time to help consolidate our position.· The prince himself was taken back to Northampton, where he remained while Gloucester consolidated his position. ► power · These tactics illustrate how strategic behaviour can be used to consolidate existing market power.· Five months later, Diem consolidated his power.· This seemed the best way to draw the wavering states away from Washington and consolidate Southern power.· What was the significance of the army in securing and consolidating Hitler's power before 1931? 2.· Foremost among these was his need to consolidate his power.· This had been consolidated in power by the end of the fourteenth century, after the one serious attempt to overthrow it. ► reputation · We look forward in 2000 to consolidating our reputation as one of Britain's premier political publishers.· The Wedding Present consolidated their reputation as a fine live band during 1988 but released a dearth of new material.· This second great spurt of legislation consolidated Roosevelt's reputation as a reformer and helped to ensure his re-election in 1936. VERB► help · His teacher's explanation would help to consolidate his previous experiences.· The experience of history may have helped to consolidate such a sense of trust.· I thought we might need the extra time to help consolidate our position.· We now are offering them help in consolidating their independence and rebuilding their economies. 1to 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.2to 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 $ -ˌsɑː-/ noun [countable, uncountable]:  the consolidation of political power
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