consolidate
verbVerb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they consolidate | |
| he / she / it consolidates | |
| past simple consolidated | |
| past participle consolidated | |
| -ing form consolidating |
- [transitive, intransitive] consolidate (something)
to make a position of power or success stronger so that it is more likely to continue 使加强；使巩固 With this new movie he has consolidated his position as the country's leading director. 他新执导的影片巩固了他作为全国最佳导演的地位。 Italy consolidated their lead with a second goal. 意大利队的第二个进球巩固了其领先的地位。
- [transitive, intransitive] consolidate (something) (specialist)
to join things together into one; to be joined into one （使）结成一体，合并 All the debts have been consolidated. 所有债项均已合并。 consolidated accounts 合并账目 The two companies consolidated for greater efficiency. 为提高效率，这两家公司已合并。
Word Originearly 16th cent. (in the sense ‘combine into a whole’): from Latin consolidare, from con- ‘together’ + solidare ‘make firm’ (from solidus ‘solid’).