consolidate

verb
/kənˈsɒl.ɪ.deɪt/UK/kənˈsɑ.lə.deɪt/CA/kənˈsɔl.ə.dæɪt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin consolidātus, from the verb consolidō, from solidus (“solid”). By surface analysis, con- + solid + -ate.

  1. borrowed from consolidātus

Definitions

  1. To combine into a single unit

    To combine into a single unit; to group together or join.

    • He consolidated his luggage into a single large bag.
    • The second spot, “One Thing,” shows the unlikely custom car shop workin', musclebound dude-bro, who loves his iPhone because it consolidates the iPod, camera, cell phone and SMS device he used to carry around in “a little bag.”
  2. To make stronger or more solid.

  3. With respect to debt, to pay off several debts with a single loan.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. Formed into a solid mass

      Formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated.

      • A gentleman [should learn to ride] while he is tender and the brawns and sinews of his thighs not fully consolidate.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at consolidate. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01consolidate02debt03obligation04binding05tape06plastic07thermosetting08solidifying09solidify

A definitional loop anchored at consolidate. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at consolidate

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA