verb · formal
consolidate
UK/kənˈsɒlɪdeɪt/US/kənˈsɑːlɪdeɪt/con·SOL·i·date
to combine several things into a single more effective or coherent whole; to strengthen
Examples
“The company consolidated its operations to reduce costs.”
“We consolidated the results from three studies in the final table.”
“After the merger, the two departments consolidated into one.”
Band 8 sentence
“The government consolidated several agencies to create a more efficient regulatory body.”
Collocations
- consolidate operations/resources
- consolidate gains/achievements
Word family
Common mistakes
translate as 'consolidate money' directly to mean 'save money'→consolidate debts/operations/resources
use 'consolidate' in informal conversation without context: 'I consolidated yesterday.'→I consolidated my files / The team consolidated its position.
Say it for a higher band
5combine→6merge→7+consolidate
Synonyms
combine
strengthen
Easily confused
merge
“Two companies merged to form a single corporation.”
aggregate
“The data were aggregated from different sources.”
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