CONSOLIDATE Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

consolidate

verb

kən-ˈsä-lə-ˌdāt

Definition of consolidate

as in to concentrate

to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control plans to consolidate several branches into one regional office

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as in to intensify

to make markedly greater in measure or degree another win would consolidate their hold on first place in their division

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Recent Examples of consolidate By consolidating information into a single 3D data environment, stakeholders across the value chain will be able to access consistent, real-time information throughout a vessel’s development. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026 For anyone who uses AI regularly, consolidating everything into a single workspace makes sense. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 25 July 2026 If a governor who is recalled early in the first half of their term, before the nomination period in their second year in office, voters would choose a replacement candidate in a special election consolidated with that primary. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026 The effort has seen extensive legal challenges from voting rights groups and pushback from former government workers, arguing the country's founders never intended for election power to be consolidated in the executive branch. — Nathan Lee, ABC News, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for consolidate

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On July 28, Mark Zuckerberg published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal arguing that superintelligence should be distributed as widely as possible and that concentrating it in a handful of institutions is the greatest risk AI poses to humanity.

— Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
According to researchers, because the gripping force is spread across a large contact area rather than concentrated at rigid fingertips, fragile objects are less likely to be damaged.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026

Definition of concentrate

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The Book of Five Rings has only grown in relevance as demands on executives have intensified.

— Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
The Sun in your 7th House of Relationships opposes Pluto in your sign, intensifying the push-pull between your needs and someone else’s expectations.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2026

Definition of intensify

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Its textured facade will support soil, water, plants, and wildlife, extending the existing riverside park vertically, while multiple windows and external staircases are integrated into the rock-like forms.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026
The platform’s reactor technologies and catalysts are integrated with software that can adjust operations around intermittent renewable power.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of integrate

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Andrew Reiter, founder of Shield AI, advocates for autonomous drones to enhance military safety by replacing soldiers in dangerous reconnaissance.

— John Werner, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
The chilliest option on this list, ice diving at Ultima Hotel Courchevel is a thrilling, health-boosting, and mood-enhancing water experience.

— Rana Good, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of enhance

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This time, the flames spread and merged with a fire that was already burning nearby, in the mountains southwest of Madrid.

— M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
This water therapy experience is offered at Habitas Bacalar, a boutique lagoonside hotel, merging gentle over- and underwater movement and aquatic meditation under the guidance of a shamanic aquatherapist.

— Rana Good, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of merge

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The push westward On May 10, 1869, the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads met in Promontory, Utah – uniting their two tracks and making the transcontinental railroad whole.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
Poor Americans across ethnic lines—including Black workers from the Deep South, women, and immigrants—were united by a claim to dignity and health.

— Elijah TanAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

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