SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
consolidate
verb
To combine or strengthen into a more stable whole.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Make stronger
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Return to topConsolidate often means making an existing gain or position more secure.
Combine into one whole
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Return to topCentralize moves control or location to one point; consolidation need not do both.
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See consolidate in use
The archive will consolidate several small collections in one location.
Once the records were combined, the aggregate showed where several departments had requested the same materials. The manager's fiscal responsibilities included making that overlap visible before the group committed its funds. She could consolidate the orders for shared supplies while preserving each department's responsibility for its own decisions.
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