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CONSOLIDATE

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make firm or secure; strengthen

Example:

consolidate one's hold on first place

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "consolidate" is one way to...):

strengthen (gain strength)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make or form into a solid or hardened mass

Example:

consolidate fibers into boards

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "consolidate" is one way to...):

solidify (make solid or more solid; cause to solidify)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

consolidation (combining into a solid mass)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Form into a solid mass or whole

Example:

The mud had consolidated overnight

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "consolidate" is one way to...):

solidify (become solid)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

Derivation:

consolidation (combining into a solid mass)

consolidation (something that has consolidated into a compact mass)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Unite into one

Example:

The companies consolidated

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "consolidate" is one way to...):

merge; unify; unite (become one)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

consolidation (the act of combining into an integral whole)

consolidative (tending to consolidate)

consolidative (combining into a single unit)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Bring together into a single whole or system

Example:

The town and county schools are being consolidated

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "consolidate" is one way to...):

merge; unify; unite (join or combine)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

consolidation (the act of combining into an integral whole)

consolidative (tending to consolidate)

consolidative (combining into a single unit)

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