consolidated

[kuh n-sol-i-dey-tid] /kənˈsɒl ɪˌdeɪ tɪd/
adjective
1.
brought together into a single whole.
2.
having become solid, firm, or coherent.
3.
Accounting. taking into account the combined information gathered from the financial conditions of a parent corporation and its subsidiaries:
a consolidated balance sheet.
Origin
1745-55; consolidate + -ed2
Related forms
quasi-consolidated, adjective
unconsolidated, adjective

consolidate

[kuh n-sol-i-deyt] /kənˈsɒl ɪˌdeɪt/
verb (used with object), consolidated, consolidating.
1.
to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine:
They consolidated their three companies.
2.
to discard the unused or unwanted items of and organize the remaining:
She consolidated her home library.
3.
to make solid or firm; solidify; strengthen:
to consolidate gains.
4.
Military. to strengthen by rearranging the position of ground combat troops after a successful attack.
verb (used without object), consolidated, consolidating.
5.
to unite or combine.
6.
to become solid or firm.
adjective
7.
consolidated (def 2).
Origin
1505-15; < Latin consolidātus (past participle of consolidāre), equivalent to con- con- + solid(us) solid + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
consolidator, noun
preconsolidate, verb, preconsolidated, preconsolidating.
reconsolidate, verb, reconsolidated, reconsolidating.
unconsolidating, adjective
Examples from the web for consolidated
  • The original answer was a consolidated marketplace and a single trading platform.
  • Those unconscious memories don't rely on the hippocampal region to be consolidated and stored.
  • Recently, the newly consolidated storm has been taking on its predecessor's reddish-brown hue.
  • Convenient and quality amenities include a consolidated rental car facility to help you get to your preferred destination.
  • In fact, in the future they'll only cause more problems, because the distributing cartels will have consolidated.
  • Interestingly, such a disruption does not impair memory for facts and events that have already been consolidated.
  • Even as he did so, the reef theory consolidated its hold.
  • The plethora of job-based retirement plans would be simplified and consolidated.
  • It almost certainly would result in job loses as the companies consolidated operations.
  • The long-term recovery trend would thus be consolidated.
British Dictionary definitions for consolidated

consolidate

/kənˈsɒlɪˌdeɪt/
verb
1.
to form or cause to form into a solid mass or whole; unite or be united
2.
to make or become stronger or more stable
3.
(military) to strengthen or improve one's control over (a situation, force, newly captured area, etc)
Word Origin
C16: from Latin consolidāre to make firm, from solidus strong, solid
Word Origin and History for consolidated
adj.

past participle adjective from consolidate. Of money, debt, etc., from 1753; in literal sense of "made firm, unified," from c.1850.

consolidate

v.

1510s, "to compact into one body," from Latin consolidatus, past participle of consolidare "to make solid," from com- "together" (see com-) + solidare "to make solid" (see solid). Meaning "to make firm or strong" is from mid-16c. Related: Consolidatedconsolidating.