consolidate

«consolidate» in Mova's school dictionary: to make something stronger, firmer or more secure:… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (consolidate, consolidates, consolidated, consolidating)

meaning for a pupil

1) To consolidate is to make something stronger, firmer or more secure: «consolidate your learning». tree →

2) To consolidate things is to join them into one: «consolidate the two classes». tree →

sense in the lessons

In school, teachers set work to consolidate what pupils have learned, like practice times tables. In business and news, companies consolidate (merge). In sport, a team consolidates its lead. Formal exam voice uses it.

examples

• This week we'll consolidate our work on fractions. tree →
• The two small schools were consolidated into one. tree →
• The team consolidated their lead with another goal. tree →
• Practice helps consolidate new skills. tree →
• She consolidated her notes into one book. tree →
• The king consolidated his power. tree →

note

Formal. Noun «consolidation». Teachers' «consolidation» lessons mean practising what you already learned.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «consolidate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.