consolidate
(verb) make firm or secure; strengthen; “consolidate one’s gains”; “consolidate one’s hold on first place”
consolidate
(verb) make or form into a solid or hardened mass; “consolidate fibers into boards”
consolidate
(verb) form into a solid mass or whole; “The mud had consolidated overnight”
consolidate
(verb) unite into one; “The companies consolidated”
consolidate
(verb) bring together into a single whole or system; “The town and county schools are being consolidated”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
consolidate (third-person singular simple present consolidates, present participle consolidating, simple past and past participle consolidated)
(ambitransitive) To combine into a single unit; to group together or join.
To make stronger or more solid.
(finance) To pay off several debts with a single loan.
• (combine into a single unit): defragment
consolidate (comparative more consolidate, superlative most consolidate)
(obsolete) Formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated.
• delocations
Source: Wiktionary
Con*sol"i*date, a. Etym: [L. consolidatus, p.pr. of consolidare to make firm; con- + solidare to make firm; solidus solid. See Solid, and cf. Consound.]
Definition: Formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated. [R.] A gentleman [should learn to ride] while he is tender and the brawns and sinews of his thighs not fully consolidate. Elyot.
Con*sol"i*date, v. t. [imp. & p.p. Consolidated; p.pr. & vb.n. Consolidating.]
1. To make solid; to unite or press together into a compact mass; to harden or make dense and firm. He fixed and consolidated the earth. T. Burnet.
2. To unite, as various particulars, into one mass or body; to bring together in close union; to combine; as, to consolidate the armies of the republic. Consolidating numbers into unity. Wordsworth.
3. (Surg.)
Definition: To unite by means of applications, as the parts of a broken bone, or the lips of a wound. [R.]
Syn.
– To unite; combine; harden; compact; condense; compress.
Con*sol"i*date, v. i.
Definition: To grow firm and hard; to unite and become solid; as, moist clay consolidates by drying. In hurts and ulcers of the head, dryness maketh them more apt to consolidate. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 May 2025
(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
