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In order to consolidate the euro we need to harmonise our economic, fiscal and social policies, hence we are going toward greater integration.
Francois Fillon

Meaning of "consolidate" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CONSOLIDATE

From Latin consolidāre to make firm, from solidus strong, solid.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CONSOLIDATE

consolidate  [kənˈsɒlɪˌdeɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONSOLIDATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Consolidate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb consolidate in English.

WHAT DOES CONSOLIDATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of consolidate in the English dictionary

The first definition of consolidate in the dictionary is to form or cause to form into a solid mass or whole; unite or be united. Other definition of consolidate is to make or become stronger or more stable. Consolidate is also to strengthen or improve one's control over.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CONSOLIDATE

PRESENT

Present
I consolidate
you consolidate
he/she/it consolidates
we consolidate
you consolidate
they consolidate
Present continuous
I am consolidating
you are consolidating
he/she/it is consolidating
we are consolidating
you are consolidating
they are consolidating
Present perfect
I have consolidated
you have consolidated
he/she/it has consolidated
we have consolidated
you have consolidated
they have consolidated
Present perfect continuous
I have been consolidating
you have been consolidating
he/she/it has been consolidating
we have been consolidating
you have been consolidating
they have been consolidating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I consolidated
you consolidated
he/she/it consolidated
we consolidated
you consolidated
they consolidated
Past continuous
I was consolidating
you were consolidating
he/she/it was consolidating
we were consolidating
you were consolidating
they were consolidating
Past perfect
I had consolidated
you had consolidated
he/she/it had consolidated
we had consolidated
you had consolidated
they had consolidated
Past perfect continuous
I had been consolidating
you had been consolidating
he/she/it had been consolidating
we had been consolidating
you had been consolidating
they had been consolidating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will consolidate
you will consolidate
he/she/it will consolidate
we will consolidate
you will consolidate
they will consolidate
Future continuous
I will be consolidating
you will be consolidating
he/she/it will be consolidating
we will be consolidating
you will be consolidating
they will be consolidating
Future perfect
I will have consolidated
you will have consolidated
he/she/it will have consolidated
we will have consolidated
you will have consolidated
they will have consolidated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been consolidating
you will have been consolidating
he/she/it will have been consolidating
we will have been consolidating
you will have been consolidating
they will have been consolidating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would consolidate
you would consolidate
he/she/it would consolidate
we would consolidate
you would consolidate
they would consolidate
Conditional continuous
I would be consolidating
you would be consolidating
he/she/it would be consolidating
we would be consolidating
you would be consolidating
they would be consolidating
Conditional perfect
I would have consolidate
you would have consolidate
he/she/it would have consolidate
we would have consolidate
you would have consolidate
they would have consolidate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been consolidating
you would have been consolidating
he/she/it would have been consolidating
we would have been consolidating
you would have been consolidating
they would have been consolidating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you consolidate
we let´s consolidate
you consolidate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to consolidate
Past participle
consolidated
Present Participle
consolidating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONSOLIDATE


antedate
ˈæntɪˌdeɪt
bicuspidate
baɪˈkʌspɪˌdeɪt
candidate
ˈkændɪˌdeɪt
cuspidate
ˈkʌspɪˌdeɪt
dilapidate
dɪˈlæpɪˌdeɪt
elucidate
ɪˈluːsɪˌdeɪt
fluoridate
ˈflʊərɪˌdeɪt
intimidate
ɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪt
invalidate
ɪnˈvælɪˌdeɪt
liquidate
ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪt
methylphenidate
ˌmɛθɪlˈfɛnɪˌdeɪt
mithridate
ˈmɪθrɪˌdeɪt
multicuspidate
ˌmʌltɪˈkʌspɪˌdeɪt
oxidate
ˈɒksɪˌdeɪt
playdate
ˈpleɪˌdeɪt
reconsolidate
ˌriːkənˈsɒlɪˌdeɪt
revalidate
ˌriːˈvælɪˌdeɪt
solidate
ˈsɒlɪˌdeɪt
tricuspidate
traɪˈkʌspɪˌdeɪt
validate
ˈvælɪˌdeɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONSOLIDATE

consolation prize
consolatory
consolatrices
consolatrix
console
console game
console table
consolement
consoler
consolidated balance sheet
consolidated deliveries
Consolidated Fund
consolidated laws
consolidated school district
consolidation
consolidation loan
consolidative
consolidator
consoling
consolingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONSOLIDATE

accommodate
date
deoxidate
dilucidate
expiration date
inturbidate
lapidate
nidate
noncandidate
out of date
parliamentary candidate
promuscidate
publication date
release date
rhipidate
ultracrepidate
up to date
up-to-date
update
vice-presidential candidate

Synonyms and antonyms of consolidate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CONSOLIDATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «consolidate» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of consolidate

Translation of «consolidate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONSOLIDATE

Find out the translation of consolidate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of consolidate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «consolidate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

巩固
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

consolidar
570 millions of speakers

English

consolidate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मजबूत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تعزيز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

консолидировать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

consolidar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দৃঢ় করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

consolider
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menyatukan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

festigen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

統合する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

강화하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nggabungake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

củng cố
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒருங்கிணைப்பதற்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एकसंध करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pekiştirmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

consolidare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

konsolidacji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

консолідувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

consolida
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εδραίωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

konsolideer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

konsolidera
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

konsolidere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of consolidate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONSOLIDATE»

The term «consolidate» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.113 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «consolidate».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONSOLIDATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «consolidate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «consolidate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about consolidate

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9 QUOTES WITH «CONSOLIDATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word consolidate.
1
Shinzo Abe
The Japan-U.S. alliance is an irreplaceable alliance. And I would like to further consolidate and broaden that alliance.
2
Judith Butler
To say that gender is performative is a little different because for something to be performative means that it produces a series of effects. We act and walk and speak and talk in ways that consolidate an impression of being a man or being a woman.
3
Francois Fillon
In order to consolidate the euro we need to harmonise our economic, fiscal and social policies, hence we are going toward greater integration.
4
Shirley Jackson
I have always loved to use fear, to take it and comprehend it and make it work and consolidate a situation where I was afraid and take it whole and work from there.
5
John Kline
The Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012 would consolidate and eliminate dozens of ineffective or duplicative programs, enhance the role of job creators in workforce development decisions, and improve accountability over the use of taxpayer dollars.
6
Lee Myung-bak
One of the most important reasons for North Korea continuing its nuclear ambitions is to consolidate the power to stay within the Kim Jong Il family.
7
Aaron Patzer
Mint's business model became, 'We'll go for free, and then we'll find these savings opportunities for you.' You know, better interest rate on your credit cards, when should you consolidate your student loans, when does it mathematically make sense to refinance your mortgage, and Mint figures all that stuff out for you.
8
Kevin Rollins
We are No. 1 worldwide by quite a margin on the client side and expanding, according to IDC and others, every single quarter. Our expectation is that the industry will consolidate and that more of our competitors will exit.
9
Clara Shih
Social networks particularly will tend to converge and consolidate over time, especially because they're inherently governed by network effects. So the bigger ones will just get bigger, their value will multiply exponentially, and the smaller ones will become less and less relevant.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONSOLIDATE»

Discover the use of consolidate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to consolidate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Review of the Governor of California's Reorganization Plan ...
The proposal offers significant fiscal benefits by allowing the OSCIO to consolidate contracts and services, and guide smarter administration of IT resources across agencies. Sidebars and charts.
Daniel W. Hancock, 2009
2
An act to consolidate and amend the laws relating to ...
An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to Spiritual Persons holding of Farms ; and for enforcing the Residence of Spiritual Persons on their Benefices ; and for the Support and Maintenance of Stipendiary Curates in England.
Parliament acts, 1797
3
Objectives and Techniques to consolidate Special Purpose ...
Until recently, many people in the accounting profession, never heard of SPEs.
Yelena Russakova, 2005
4
Securing U.S. nuclear materials DOE needs to take action to ...
DOE has not yet developed a comprehensive plan that is necessary to consolidate and eventually dispose of its excess plutonium. Instead, it has changed its consolidation, storage, and disposition plans numerous times. Furthermore, DOE ...
United States, Gene Aloise, Government Accountability Office, Congress, House, Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce
5
Annual Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary ...
Lilo-an, consolidate Mandaue and Lilo-an. " 11. Danao, consolidate Danao and Carmen. " 12. Catnion, consolidate Catniun and Borbon. " 13. Bogo, consolidate Tabogou, Bayo, and San Keinigio. " 14. Medellin, consolidate Da-au Bantayan ...
United States. Philippine Commission (1899-1900), 1906
6
Report of the United States Philippine Commission to the ...
10. tillo-an, consolidate Mandaue and Lilo-an. " 11. Danao, consolidate Danao and Carmen. " 12. Catmon, consolidate C'atmon and Borbon. " 13. Bogo, consolidate Tabogon, Bayo, and San Kemigio. " 14. Medellin, consolidate Da-an  ...
United States. Philippine Commission (1900-1916), United States. Philippine Commission, 1900-1916, 1906
7
Annual Reports ....
Lilo-an, consolidate Mandaue and Lilo-an. ' 11. Danao, consolidate Danao and Carmen. ' 12. Catmon, consolidate Catmou and Borbon. ' 13. Bogo, consolidate Tahogon, Bayo, and San Kemiglo. ' 14. Medellln, consolidate Da-au Bantayau ...
United States. War Dept, 1905
8
Congressional Serial Set
The act approved July 25, 1912 (37 Stat., 200), to consolidate fore3t lands in the Paulina (Oreg.) National Forest, provided that the Secretary of the Interior might, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, exchange lands ...
9
Financial Management Systems: DHS Faces Challenges to ...
... on Management, Investigations, and Oversight, Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS DHS Faces Challenges to Successfully Consolidate Its Existing Disparate Systems Statement of Kay L.
Kay L. Daly, 2010
10
A Bill to Consolidate and Amend the Several Laws Now in ...
4 June 1822. B To Consolidate and amend the several Laws now in force with respect to Trade from and to Places within the limits of the Charter of the East India Company, and for making further Provision with respect to such Trade. '/Jl'/ lljk ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONSOLIDATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term consolidate is used in the context of the following news items.
1
US health insurers rush to consolidate
US health insurers rush to consolidate after Obamacare ruling. David Crow in New York. Share. Print; Clip; Gift Article. Comments. An audience ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
2
Nifty may consolidate around 8300-8550, global cues crucial
The Nifty is likely to consolidate in the 8,300-8,550 range today. The 50-share index rallied 500 pts from recent lows and is comfortably ... «Moneycontrol.com, Jul 15»
3
Zofran Birth Defect Lawsuit Update: GSK Files To Consolidate
On July 6, 2015, GlaxoSmithKline filed a motion with the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) requesting the court to consolidate all ... «Legal Examiner, Jul 15»
4
Management the key to mining investments that survive, consolidate
Ben Nelms for National PostWell-known resources space expert Marin Katusa has high cash positions ranging from 45 to 72 per cent in the ... «Financial Post, Jul 15»
5
Officials in Crete close 911 dispatch center to consolidate
The Lincoln Journal Star reports city officials chose to consolidate to save money. Hensel says Crete will save $80,000 to $100,000 annually, ... «KETV Omaha, Jul 15»
6
Radiocentre to consolidate RAB and RACC brands
Radiocentre, the industry body for commercial radio, has consolidated two of its brands - the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) and Radio ... «MediaTel Newsline, Jul 15»
7
IDF to Consolidate Special Forces Units
IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Einsekot has announced that the military will create a new brigade to combine four of the top special forces units. «Arutz Sheva, Jul 15»
8
Assurant Solutions Selects MediaValet to Consolidate Global Digital …
ATLANTA, GA and VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwired - July 07, 2015) - Assurant Solutions has selected MediaValet ( TSX VENTURE : MVP ), the leading ... «Digital Journal, Jul 15»
9
Charts: Shanghai shares are looking to consolidate
Technical analysis has signaled there is about to be a big change in the direction of China's key Shanghai Composite Index, with a high ... «CNBC, Jul 15»
10
Epicor Software Corporation v. Protegrity Corporation: Denying …
The Board has discretion under 35 U.S.C. § 325 to determine whether to consolidate CBMs filed against the same patent into a single CBM. «The National Law Review, Jul 15»

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