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Dictionary: con·sol·i·date   (kən-sŏl'ĭ-dāt') pronunciation

v., -dat·ed, -dat·ing, -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).]

consolidator con·sol'i·da'tor n.

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To combine the assets, liabilities and other financial items of two or more entities into one.

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This term is generally used in the context of consolidated financial statements. When statements are consolidated, all subsidiaries report under the umbrella of the parent company.


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v

Definition: combine; make firm
Antonyms: disjoin, disperse, divide, part, separate


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To merge or unite two or more things into one.

pronunciation The businesses decided to consolidate their inventories and open one new store.

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Common misspelling(s) of consolidate

  • consolodate

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - styrke, befæste, slå sammen, samle i en lov
v. intr. - konsolidere, styrke, antage fast form

Nederlands (Dutch)
consolideren

Français (French)
v. tr. - consolider, (US, École) regrouper (écoles), (Comm, Fin) réunir (ressources), raffermir, unir, fusionner (deux sociétés), (Mil) consolider
v. intr. - s'affermir, se consolider

Deutsch (German)
v. - konsolidieren, vereinigen, festigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παγιώνω/-ομαι, εμπεδώνω/-ομαι, εδραιώνω/-ομαι, κατοχυρώνω/-ομαι, συγχωνεύω/-ομαι, συνενώνω/-ομαι

Italiano (Italian)
consolidare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - consolidar, consolidar-se

Русский (Russian)
сплачивать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - consolidar, concentrar
v. intr. - consolidarse, concentrarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - konsolidera, slå samman, förena till ett helt, konsolidera (en skuld), fondera, göra fast, bli fast, gå samman

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
巩固, 统一, 使联合

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 鞏固, 統一, 使聯合
v. intr. - 鞏固

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 결합하다, 공고히 하다
v. intr. - 합체하다, 굳어지다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 整理統合する, 固める, 強化する, 合同する, 固まる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) وطد, ثبت, دعم, قوى, عزز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮התמזג, מיזג, גיבש, חיזק‬
v. intr. - ‮התמזג‬


 
 
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