"consolidate" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /kənˈsɒlɪdeɪt/ [UK] Audio: en-us-consolidate.ogg [US] Forms: more consolidate [comparative], most consolidate [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin consolidātus, from the verb consolidō, from solidus (“solid”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|consolidātus}} Latin consolidātus, {{m|la|consolidō}} consolidō, {{m|la|solidus||solid}} solidus (“solid”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} consolidate (comparative more consolidate, superlative most consolidate)
  1. (obsolete) Formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-consolidate-en-adj-ELwpMHNH

Verb

IPA: /kənˈsɒlɪdeɪt/ [UK] Audio: en-us-consolidate.ogg [US] Forms: consolidates [present, singular, third-person], consolidating [participle, present], consolidated [participle, past], consolidated [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin consolidātus, from the verb consolidō, from solidus (“solid”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|consolidātus}} Latin consolidātus, {{m|la|consolidō}} consolidō, {{m|la|solidus||solid}} solidus (“solid”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} consolidate (third-person singular simple present consolidates, present participle consolidating, simple past and past participle consolidated)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To combine into a single unit; to group together or join. Tags: intransitive, transitive Coordinate_terms (combine into a single unit): defragment Translations (to combine into a single unit; to group together or join): միացնել (miacʻnel) (Armenian), միավորել (miavorel) (Armenian), համախմբել (hamaxmbel) (Armenian), обединявам (obedinjavam) (Bulgarian), consolidar (Catalan), 聯合 (Chinese Mandarin), 联合 (liánhé) (Chinese Mandarin), 合併 (Chinese Mandarin), 合并 (hébìng) (Chinese Mandarin), sjednotit (Czech), sloučit (Czech), yhdistää (Finnish), vereinigen (German), zusammenlegen (German), zusammenführen (German), raggruppare (Italian), 統合する (tōgō suru) (Japanese), 総合する (sōgō suru) (alt: そうごうする) (Japanese), konsolidar (Ladino), whakatōpū (Maori), consolidar (Portuguese), объединя́ть (obʺjedinjátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), объедини́ть (obʺjedinítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), objediniti [perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), objedinjavati [imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), consolidar (Spanish), konsolidera (Swedish), консолідува́ти (konsoliduváty) [imperfective, perfective] (Ukrainian), об'є́днувати (obʺjédnuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), об'єдна́ти (obʺjednáty) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-consolidate-en-verb-KGPiN7TB Disambiguation of 'combine into a single unit': 92 1 7 Disambiguation of 'to combine into a single unit; to group together or join': 96 0 3
  2. To make stronger or more solid. Translations (to make stronger or more solid): ամրացնել (amracʻnel) (Armenian), укрепвам (ukrepvam) (Bulgarian), заздравявам (zazdravjavam) (Bulgarian), consolidar (Catalan), 鞏固 (Chinese Mandarin), 巩固 (gǒnggù) (Chinese Mandarin), 加強 (Chinese Mandarin), 加强 (jiāqiáng) (Chinese Mandarin), upevnit (Czech), posílit (Czech), befæste (Danish), consolideren (Dutch), versterken (Dutch), vahvistaa (Finnish), lujittaa (Finnish), consolider (French), festigen (German), konsolidieren (German), befestigen (German), konszolidál (Hungarian), megszilárdít (Hungarian), megerősít (Hungarian), neartaigh (Irish), consolidare (Italian), rafforzare (Italian), rinsaldare (Italian), 固める (katameru) (alt: かためる) (Japanese), konsolidar (Ladino), enrezyar (Ladino), enfortesar (Ladino), befeste (Norwegian), consolidar (Portuguese), укрепля́ть (ukrepljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), укрепи́ть (ukrepítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), consolidar (Spanish), konsolidera (Swedish), befästa (Swedish), stärka (Swedish), укрі́плювати (ukrípljuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), укріпля́ти (ukripljáty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), укріпи́ти (ukripýty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), củng cố (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-consolidate-en-verb-yfkiWdYZ Disambiguation of 'to make stronger or more solid': 1 98 1
  3. (finance) With respect to debt, to pay off several debts with a single loan. Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-consolidate-en-verb-F8a~5pUq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 6 6 61 Topics: business, finance
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: consolidation, consolidator, deconsolidate

Inflected forms

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          "roman": "konsoliduváty",
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          "ref": "2014, “Little Green Men”: A Primer on Modern Russian Unconventional Warfare, Ukraine 2013–2014, Fort Bragg, North Carolina: The United States Army Special Operations Command, page 43",
          "text": "These infamous little green men appeared during the decisive seizures or buildings and facilities, only to disappear when associated militias and local troops arrived to consolidate the gains. In this way they provided a measure of deniability—however superficial or implausible—for Moscow.⁴⁰",
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          "_dis1": "1 98 1",
          "code": "hy",
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          "word": "ամրացնել"
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "ukrepvam",
          "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
          "word": "укрепвам"
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "zazdravjavam",
          "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
          "word": "заздравявам"
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
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        {
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
          "word": "鞏固"
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        {
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "gǒnggù",
          "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
          "word": "巩固"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 98 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
          "word": "加強"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 98 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jiāqiáng",
          "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
          "word": "加强"
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        {
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
          "word": "upevnit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 98 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
          "word": "posílit"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 98 1",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
          "word": "befæste"
        },
        {
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
          "word": "consolideren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 98 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
          "word": "versterken"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 98 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
          "word": "vahvistaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 98 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
          "word": "lujittaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 98 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
          "word": "consolider"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 98 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
          "word": "festigen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 98 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
          "word": "konsolidieren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 98 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
          "word": "befestigen"
        },
        {
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
          "word": "konszolidál"
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          "word": "megszilárdít"
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
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          "word": "megerősít"
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          "word": "neartaigh"
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          "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
          "word": "consolidare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 98 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
          "word": "rafforzare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 98 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
          "word": "rinsaldare"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 98 1",
          "alt": "かためる",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "katameru",
          "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
          "word": "固める"
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        {
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          "code": "lad",
          "lang": "Ladino",
          "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
          "word": "konsolidar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 98 1",
          "code": "lad",
          "lang": "Ladino",
          "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
          "word": "enrezyar"
        },
        {
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          "code": "lad",
          "lang": "Ladino",
          "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
          "word": "enfortesar"
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          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
          "word": "befeste"
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          "_dis1": "1 98 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 98 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ukrepljátʹ",
          "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "укрепля́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 98 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ukrepítʹ",
          "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "укрепи́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 98 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
          "word": "consolidar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 98 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
          "word": "konsolidera"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 98 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
          "word": "befästa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 98 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
          "word": "stärka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 98 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "ukrípljuvaty",
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "miacʻnel",
      "sense": "to combine into a single unit; to group together or join",
      "word": "միացնել"
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "miavorel",
      "sense": "to combine into a single unit; to group together or join",
      "word": "միավորել"
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "hamaxmbel",
      "sense": "to combine into a single unit; to group together or join",
      "word": "համախմբել"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "obedinjavam",
      "sense": "to combine into a single unit; to group together or join",
      "word": "обединявам"
    },
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "to combine into a single unit; to group together or join",
      "word": "consolidar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to combine into a single unit; to group together or join",
      "word": "聯合"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "liánhé",
      "sense": "to combine into a single unit; to group together or join",
      "word": "联合"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to combine into a single unit; to group together or join",
      "word": "合併"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hébìng",
      "sense": "to combine into a single unit; to group together or join",
      "word": "合并"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to combine into a single unit; to group together or join",
      "word": "sjednotit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to combine into a single unit; to group together or join",
      "word": "sloučit"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to combine into a single unit; to group together or join",
      "word": "yhdistää"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to combine into a single unit; to group together or join",
      "word": "vereinigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to combine into a single unit; to group together or join",
      "word": "zusammenlegen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to combine into a single unit; to group together or join",
      "word": "zusammenführen"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to combine into a single unit; to group together or join",
      "word": "raggruppare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tōgō suru",
      "sense": "to combine into a single unit; to group together or join",
      "word": "統合する"
    },
    {
      "alt": "そうごうする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sōgō suru",
      "sense": "to combine into a single unit; to group together or join",
      "word": "総合する"
    },
    {
      "code": "lad",
      "lang": "Ladino",
      "sense": "to combine into a single unit; to group together or join",
      "word": "konsolidar"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to combine into a single unit; to group together or join",
      "word": "whakatōpū"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to combine into a single unit; to group together or join",
      "word": "consolidar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obʺjedinjátʹ",
      "sense": "to combine into a single unit; to group together or join",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "объединя́ть"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "объедини́ть"
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to combine into a single unit; to group together or join",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "sh",
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      "word": "objedinjavati"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to combine into a single unit; to group together or join",
      "word": "consolidar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to combine into a single unit; to group together or join",
      "word": "konsolidera"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "konsoliduváty",
      "sense": "to combine into a single unit; to group together or join",
      "tags": [
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        "perfective"
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      "word": "консолідува́ти"
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      "code": "uk",
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      "roman": "obʺjédnuvaty",
      "sense": "to combine into a single unit; to group together or join",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "об'є́днувати"
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    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "obʺjednáty",
      "sense": "to combine into a single unit; to group together or join",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "об'єдна́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "amracʻnel",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "word": "ամրացնել"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ukrepvam",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "word": "укрепвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zazdravjavam",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "word": "заздравявам"
    },
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "word": "consolidar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "word": "鞏固"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "gǒnggù",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "word": "巩固"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "word": "加強"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiāqiáng",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "word": "加强"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "word": "upevnit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "word": "posílit"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "word": "befæste"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "word": "consolideren"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "word": "versterken"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "word": "vahvistaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "word": "lujittaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "word": "consolider"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "word": "festigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "word": "konsolidieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "word": "befestigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "word": "konszolidál"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "word": "megszilárdít"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "word": "megerősít"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "word": "neartaigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "word": "consolidare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "word": "rafforzare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "word": "rinsaldare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かためる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "katameru",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "word": "固める"
    },
    {
      "code": "lad",
      "lang": "Ladino",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "word": "konsolidar"
    },
    {
      "code": "lad",
      "lang": "Ladino",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "word": "enrezyar"
    },
    {
      "code": "lad",
      "lang": "Ladino",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "word": "enfortesar"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "word": "befeste"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "word": "consolidar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ukrepljátʹ",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "укрепля́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ukrepítʹ",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
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      "word": "укрепи́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "word": "consolidar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "word": "konsolidera"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "word": "befästa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "word": "stärka"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ukrípljuvaty",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "укрі́плювати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ukripljáty",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "укріпля́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ukripýty",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "укріпи́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to make stronger or more solid",
      "word": "củng cố"
    }
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}

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  "categories": [
    "English 4-syllable words",
    "English adjectives",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms borrowed from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "consolidātus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin consolidātus",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "consolidō"
      },
      "expansion": "consolidō",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "solidus",
        "3": "",
        "4": "solid"
      },
      "expansion": "solidus (“solid”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin consolidātus, from the verb consolidō, from solidus (“solid”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more consolidate",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most consolidate",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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      "name": "en-adj"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated."
      ],
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        "(obsolete) Formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/kənˈsɒlɪdeɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-consolidate.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/71/En-us-consolidate.ogg/En-us-consolidate.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/En-us-consolidate.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "consolidate"
}

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