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Webster 1913 Edition
Consolidate
Con-sol′i-date
,Adj.
[L.
consolidatus
, p. pr. of consolidare
to make firm; con-
+ solidare
to make firm; solidus
solid. See Solid
, and cf. Consound
.] 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
,Verb.
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 republicConsolidating
numbers into unity. Wordsworth.
Syn. – To unite; combine; harden; compact; condense; compress.
Con-sol′i-date
,Verb.
I.
To grow firm and hard; to unite and become solid;
as, moist clay
. consolidates
by dryingIn hurts and ulcers of the head, dryness maketh them more apt to
consolidate
. Bacon.
Webster 1828 Edition
Consolidate
CONSOLIDATE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To make solid to unite or press together loose or separate parts, and form a compact mass; to harden or make dense and firm.He fixed and consolidated the earth above the waters.
2.
To unite the parts of a broken bone or the lips of a wound, by means of applications.3.
To unite two parliamentary bills in one.4.
In law, to combine two benefices in one.CONSOLIDATE
,Verb.
I.
In hurts and ulcers of the head, dryness maketh them more apt to consolidate.
Moist clay consolidates by drying.
CONSOLIDATE
,Adj.
Definition 2024
consolidate
consolidate
English
Verb
consolidate (third-person singular simple present consolidates, present participle consolidating, simple past and past participle consolidated)
- (transitive, intransitive) To combine into a single unit; to group together or join.
- He consolidated his luggage into a single large bag.
- To make stronger or more solid.
Related terms
Coordinate terms
- (combine into a single unit): defragment
Translations
To combine into a single unit; to group together or join
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To make stronger or more solid
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Adjective
consolidate (comparative more consolidate, superlative most consolidate)
- (obsolete) Formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated.
- Elyot
- A gentleman [should learn to ride] while he is tender and the brawns and sinews of his thighs not fully consolidate.
- Elyot
Italian
Verb
consolidate
- second-person plural present indicative of consolidare
- second-person plural imperative of consolidare
- feminine plural of consolidato