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consolidation

noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /kənˌsɒlɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /kənˌsɑləˈdeɪʃən/
  • rhymes with -eɪʃən
  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 N S AA2 L AH0 D EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: solidification, combination

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The combination of several actions into one.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A solidification into a firm dense mass. It is usually applied to induration (swelling or hardening of normally soft tissue) of a normally aerated lung.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A steam locomotive of the 2-8-0 wheel arrangement, first built in the United States in 1866.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

the act of combining into an integral whole

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a consolidation of two corporations
  • after their consolidation the two bills were passed unanimously
  • the defendants asked for a consolidation of the actions against them

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: integration

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: combination, combining, compounding

Narrower terms: centralization, centralisation, incorporation, amalgamation, merger, uniting, vertical integration, vertical combination, horizontal integration, horizontal combination

6

noun

Meaning 6

combining into a solid mass

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: combining, combine

7

noun

Meaning 7

something that has consolidated into a compact mass

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he dropped the consolidation into the acid bath

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: natural object

History

Etymology

From Latin cōnsolidātiō, cōnsolidātiōnem, from cōnsolidō.

Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: укрепване (ukrepvane) — the act or process of consolidating
  • Bulgarian: заздравяване (zazdravjavane) — the act or process of consolidating
  • Czech: konsolidace — the act or process of consolidating
  • Czech: sjednocení — the act or process of consolidating
  • Czech: zpevnění — the act or process of consolidating
  • Czech: sloučení — the act or process of consolidating
  • Czech: vystužení — the act or process of consolidating
  • Finnish: vahvistus — the act or process of consolidating
  • Finnish: lujittaminen — the act or process of consolidating
  • Finnish: vahvistaminen — the act or process of consolidating
  • Finnish: lujitus — the act or process of consolidating
  • French: consolidation — the act or process of consolidating
  • German: Konsolidierung — the act or process of consolidating
  • Greek: ενοποίηση (enopoíisi) — the act or process of consolidating
  • Greek: συγχώνευση (synchónefsi) — the act or process of consolidating
  • Hebrew: גִּבּוּשׁ (gibúsh) — the act or process of consolidating
  • Hebrew: הִתְגַּבְּשׁוּת (hitgabshút) — the act or process of consolidating
  • Indonesian: konsolidasi — the act or process of consolidating
  • Italian: consolidamento — the act or process of consolidating
  • Italian: rafforzamento — the act or process of consolidating
  • Italian: potenziamento — the act or process of consolidating
  • Māori: whakatōpūtanga — the act or process of consolidating
  • Portuguese: consolidação — the act or process of consolidating
  • Romanian: consolidare — the act or process of consolidating
  • Spanish: consolidación — the act or process of consolidating
  • Ukrainian: консоліда́ція (konsolidácija) — the act or process of consolidating
  • Bulgarian: обединяване (obedinjavane) — the combination of several actions into one
  • Bulgarian: обединение (obedinenie) — the combination of several actions into one
  • Czech: propojení — the combination of several actions into one
  • Finnish: yhdistäminen — the combination of several actions into one
  • Finnish: yhteensovittaminen — the combination of several actions into one
  • Greek: ένωση (énosi) — the combination of several actions into one
  • Greek: ενοποίηση (enopoíisi) — the combination of several actions into one
  • Polish: konsolidacja — the combination of several actions into one
  • Czech: ztuhnutí — solidification into a firm dense mass (med.)
  • Czech: zkostnatění — solidification into a firm dense mass (med.)
  • Greek: παγίωση (pagíosi) — solidification into a firm dense mass (med.)
  • Greek: σταθεροποίηση (statheropoíisi) — solidification into a firm dense mass (med.)
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