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consolidated
con·sol·i·date C0585000 (kən-sŏl′ĭ-dāt′)v. con·sol·i·dat·ed, con·sol·i·dat·ing, con·sol·i·dates v.tr.1. To unite into one system or whole; combine: consolidated five separate agencies into a single department.2. To make strong or secure; strengthen: She consolidated her power during her first year in office.3. To make firm or coherent; form into a compact mass.v.intr.1. To become solidified or united.2. To join in a merger or union: The two firms consolidated under a new name.
[Latin cōnsolidāre, cōnsolidāt- : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + solidāre, to make firm (from solidus, firm; see sol- in Indo-European roots).]
con·sol′i·da′tor n.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  consolidated - joined together into a whole; "United Industries"; "the amalgamated colleges constituted a university"; "a consolidated school"amalgamate, amalgamated, coalesced, fusedunited - characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity; "presented a united front" | | 2. | consolidated - forming a solid masscompact - closely and firmly united or packed together; "compact soil"; "compact clusters of flowers" |
TranslationsAcronymsSeeCONSOLconsolidated
Related to consolidated: consolidated balance sheet, Consolidated financial statementsSynonyms for consolidatedadj joined together into a wholeSynonyms- amalgamate
- amalgamated
- coalesced
- fused
Related Wordsadj forming a solid massRelated Words |