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 More than 8,100 people have been rescued, according to Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, which consolidates information from Nepal Police, Nepal Army and Armed Police Force. — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026 Bessent’s spoken about administration efforts to consolidate fiscally; what are his options there? — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 29 Aug. 2026 The board shakeup is just one part of the broad governance reforms mandated by the state’s transit funding legislation, which consolidates power in a central governing authority and raises more than $1 billion for public transit annually. — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 The May survey found that 40% of school districts were also consolidating their bus routes. — Willa Rubin, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for consolidate

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Uber is also combining more teams and concentrating more employees in hubs like New York and San Francisco.

— Samantha Subin, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Most cases were not near Pittsburgh but were instead concentrated in Lancaster County, which reported 227 infections.

— Finch Walker, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of concentrate

Verb

Osteopathic medical education intentionally integrates biomedical, clinical, health systems and biomechanical sciences, and concepts aligned with complexity science into a coherent framework for physician formation.

— Torie Bosch, STAT, 5 Sep. 2026
Musk plans to integrate Cybercabs, which lack manual controls that passengers could use to take over in an emergency, into the company’s existing cab service, which until now has used only conventional Tesla vehicles.

— Bernard Condon, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of integrate

Verb

Brady Corbet’s 2024 film The Brutalist was demonized for using AI to enhance the accents of Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones, and for using the tech to create architectural drawings and buildings in the style of Brody’s character, László Tóth.

— Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Having your franchise player, a future Hall of Famer, ask out in such a public way is only going to enhance that view.

— James Mirtle, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of enhance

Verb

Plans for a merger were discussed and on June 3, 1984, the congregation merged to become Bethany of Fox Valley United Methodist Church, the release said.

— Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
The design uses spectral beam combining, which merges several fiber-laser beams into a single high-power output.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of merge

Verb

Rather than directly monetizing the platform, Nvidia can deepen developer loyalty, make its hardware and software a natural choice for deploying AI models, and keep a strategic asset out of competitors' hands.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
And suppose, additionally, that Haidt is also right, and that—for many kids—smartphones are deepening these problems and adding new ones.

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of deepen

Verb

Designed for limp, oily, and dull hair, the color-safe formula washes away stubborn dirt and grime—common culprits of flat waves—while a lineup of amino acids work to soften and strengthen strands.

— Madison San Miguel, Allure, 5 Sep. 2026
If superconductivity in magic-angle graphene were primarily driven by phonons, or vibrations of the atomic lattice, weakening Coulomb interactions would be expected to leave the effect largely unchanged or even strengthen it slightly.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026

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