consolidation

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /kənˌsɑləˈdeɪʃən/ UK /kənˌsɒlɪˈdeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the act of combining several things into a single, stronger whole

The merger led to the consolidation of three regional banks.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of combining... unification merger combination amalgamation integration strengthening fusion

Opposites

fragmentation division dispersal separation weakening

Word family

Related forms consolidateconsolidatorsolid solidify solidity

Etymology

From Latin consolidatio, from consolidare ('to make solid, strengthen'), from con- (intensive) + solidare ('to make firm'), from solidus ('solid, firm').

consolidare Latin solidus Latin

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# consolidation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kənˌsɑləˈdeɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /kənˌsɒlɪˈdeɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. the act of combining several things into a single, stronger whole

## Examples
- The merger led to the consolidation of three regional banks.

## Synonyms
- unification
- merger
- combination
- amalgamation
- integration
- strengthening
- fusion

## Antonyms
- fragmentation
- division
- dispersal
- separation
- weakening

## Related Forms
- consolidate
- consolidator
- solid
- solidify
- solidity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: consolidare
- Root: solidus

## Etymology
From Latin consolidatio, from consolidare ('to make solid, strengthen'), from con- (intensive) + solidare ('to make firm'), from solidus ('solid, firm').

## AI Etymology
Consolidation is from Latin consolidatio, from consolidare ('to make solid, strengthen'), from con- (intensive) + solidare ('to make firm'), from solidus ('solid, firm'). The ancestry passes through Latin consolidare and Latin solidus. The prefix con- adds togetherness, combination, or intensification where the Latin formation gives it that value, helping to explain the word's surface structure. In present use as a noun, it means "the act of combining several things into a single, stronger whole", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include consolidate, consolidator, solid, solidify, and solidity.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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