Meaning
Consolidate means to make something stronger, more solid, or more united. It can also mean to combine several things into a single more effective or coherent whole.
Grammar and Usage
- Part of speech: Verb
- Transitive (requires an object): consolidate power, consolidate debt
- Intransitive (no object): The company consolidated after years of expansion.
Typical structures:
- consolidate something (make stronger)
- consolidate with something (combine with)
- consolidate into (merge into one)
Common Phrases
- consolidate power – to strengthen and centralize authority.
- consolidate gains – to secure progress already made.
- consolidate debt – to combine several debts into one payment.
- consolidate resources – to bring together and strengthen available resources.
Collocations
- verb + consolidate: help consolidate, aim to consolidate, try to consolidate
- adverb + consolidate: firmly consolidate, fully consolidate, gradually consolidate
- noun + consolidate: consolidate position, consolidate control, consolidate victory
Examples
- The new leader worked hard to consolidate his power.
- The two companies decided to consolidate their resources to reduce costs.
- After winning several victories, the army stopped to consolidate its position.
- She took out a loan to consolidate her debts into a single payment.
- The project aims to consolidate gains made in education reform.
- The small businesses decided to consolidate into one larger firm.
- He is trying to consolidate his reputation as a top researcher.
- The organization gradually consolidated after years of instability.
Synonyms or Related
- strengthen
- secure
- unify
- merge
- integrate
- centralize
- fortify