consolidate

(kən-sŏl'ĭ-dāt')

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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verb

To bring or come together into a united whole: coalesce, combine, compound, concrete, conjoin, conjugate, connect, couple, join, link, marry, meld, unify, unite, wed, yoke. See assemble/disassemble.

v

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

Combine; unite; bring together, as with two or more loans.

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

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

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

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Common misspelling(s) of consolidate

• consolodate

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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