consolidate
verb /kənˈsɒlɪdeɪt/
/kənˈsɑːlɪdeɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they consolidate | /kənˈsɒlɪdeɪt/ /kənˈsɑːlɪdeɪt/ |
| he / she / it consolidates | /kənˈsɒlɪdeɪts/ /kənˈsɑːlɪdeɪts/ |
| past simple consolidated | /kənˈsɒlɪdeɪtɪd/ /kənˈsɑːlɪdeɪtɪd/ |
| past participle consolidated | /kənˈsɒlɪdeɪtɪd/ /kənˈsɑːlɪdeɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form consolidating | /kənˈsɒlɪdeɪtɪŋ/ /kənˈsɑːlɪdeɪtɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] consolidate (something) to make a position of power or success stronger so that it is more likely to continue
- With this new movie he has consolidated his position as the country's leading director.
- Italy consolidated their lead with a second goal.
- [transitive, intransitive] consolidate (something) (specialist) to join things together into one; to be joined into one
- All the debts have been consolidated.
- consolidated accounts
- The two companies consolidated for greater efficiency.
Word Originearly 16th cent. (in the sense ‘combine into a whole’): from Latin consolidare, from con- ‘together’ + solidare ‘make firm’ (from solidus ‘solid’).