consolidate

/kənˈsɒlɪˌdeɪt/kuhn-SO-lih-dayt

/kənˈsɑlɪˌdeɪt/kuhn-SAH-lih-dayt

Meaningto make firm

Common meaning: to firm up or merge into one

conwith, together; thoroughly
solidfirm, dense, wholeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1719 · scan
ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having

‘with, together’ + ‘firm, dense, whole’ → consolidate

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin solidus ‘firm, dense, whole’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry solidus, p. 1719 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry SOLDIER, p. 572 · dictionary scan

Roots

solidus, -a, -um Latin “firm, dense, whole”

Related words

soldier solid solidarity

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