consolidated

[ kuhn-sol-i-dey-tid ]

/ kənˈsɒl ɪˌdeɪ tɪd /

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adjective

brought together into a single whole.

having become solid, firm, or coherent.

Accounting. taking into account the combined information gathered from the financial conditions of a parent corporation and its subsidiaries: a consolidated balance sheet.

Origin of consolidated

First recorded in 1745–55; consolidate + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM consolidated

qua·si-con·sol·i·dat·ed, adjectiveun·con·sol·i·dat·ed, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for consolidated

That means Hwang could have consolidated his position in the interim and now feels secure enough to travel for a day.
Has North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Been Toppled?|Gordon G. Chang|October 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Closely coordinated with Iran, Maliki consolidated Shia control and expanded his own personal powers.
U.S. Helped Push Iraq's Politics to a Breaking Point, and Now Is Pushing Maliki Out|Josh Rogin|August 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The panel adopted a three-pronged proposal to lead to a consolidated and streamlined nomination process in 2016.
With New Primary Rules, RNC Panel Will Aid the Establishment in 2016|Ben Jacobs|January 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Israel has always had consolidated embassies, even sharing staff and services.
U.S. Pulls Embassy Out of the Vatican|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST

And so, just as libertarians predicted, the government has extended and consolidated its surveillance powers.
Big Brother Is Watching Your Cell Phone|Megan McArdle|June 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The ill-famed Orchard, which it was hoped might be consolidated and incorporated into the defences, had an evil reputation.
The History of the 51st (Highland) Division 1914-1918|Frederick William Bewsher
This explained that derisive offer of fifty-one from Consolidated Pepsin.
The Spinner's Book of Fiction|Various
But the soil is compact and consolidated and only slightly dark.
The Topanga Culture Final Report on Excavations, 1948|A. E. Treganza
Under Gregory's able management papal power was consolidated and made supreme in Western Europe.
The Rise of the Mediaeval Church|Alexander Clarence Flick
Thence, the consolidated ice makes its way into the Rhone Valley, travelling a distance of some 20 miles.
The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays|J. (John) Joly