consolidate
verb
con·sol·i·date
kən-ˈsä-lə-ˌdāt 
consolidated; consolidating
1
: to join together into one whole : unite
consolidate several small school districts
2
: to make firm or secure : strengthen
consolidate their hold on first place
He consolidated his position as head of the political party.
3
: to form into a compact mass
The press consolidates the fibers into board.
: to become consolidated
Examples of consolidate in a Sentence
The two funds will consolidate into one.
The administration hopes that such measures will consolidate its position.
Rebel forces have consolidated their hold on the region.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Feb. 2026
Forcibly disappearing people has long been a tactic by cartels to consolidate control through terror while also concealing homicide numbers.
—ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
When a massive streaming platform consolidates even more TV shows and movies behind a single paywall, American families lose.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2026
Smaller bars are easier to store discreetly, but larger bars consolidate value into fewer pieces, which can simplify organization.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for consolidate
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“Consolidate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consolidate. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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consolidate
verb
con·sol·i·date
kən-ˈsäl-ə-ˌdāt
consolidated; consolidating
1
: to join together into one whole : unite
2
: to make firm or safe : strengthen
consolidate a beachhead
consolidation
noun
kən-ˌsäl-ə-ˈdā-shən
Legal Definition
consolidate
transitive verb
con·sol·i·date
kən-ˈsä-lə-ˌdāt
consolidated; consolidating
: to join together into one whole: as
a
: to combine (two or more lawsuits or matters that involve a common question of law or fact) into one compare class action
Note: Consolidation of matters in the federal courts is governed by Rule 42 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Consolidated cases may become one single action with a single judgment, or may retain their individual identities although tried together. The court may also try one representative case and render a judgment binding on the other cases.
b
: to combine (two or more corporations) to form one new corporation compare merger
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