consolidation

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US /kənˌsɑləˈdeɪʃən/ UK /kənˌsɒlɪˈdeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

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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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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.

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- Actions & Processes
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