- strengthen, consolidate
- مَتَّنَ \ strengthen, consolidate. \ See Also قوى (قَوَّى)
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
consolidate — verb ( dated; dating) Etymology: Latin consolidatus, past participle of consolidare to make solid, from com + solidus solid Date: circa 1512 transitive verb 1. to join together into one whole ; unite … New Collegiate Dictionary
consolidate — con·sol·i·date /kən sä lə ˌdāt/ vt dat·ed, dat·ing: to join together into one whole: as a: to combine (two or more lawsuits or matters that involve a common question of law or fact) into one compare class action ◇ Consolidation of matters in the… … Law dictionary
strengthen — [v1] make more forceful, powerful add, add fuel to fire*, anneal, ascend, bolster, brace, build up, buttress, confirm, corroborate, empower, enhance, enlarge, establish, extend, fortify, harden, heighten, increase, intensify, invigorate, justify … New thesaurus
consolidate — [v] combine; make firm add to, amalgamate, amass, band, bind, blend, build up, bunch up, cement, centralize, compact, compound, concatenate, concentrate, condense, conjoin, connect, densen, develop, federate, fortify, fuse, harden, hitch, hitch… … New thesaurus
strengthen — index aid, bear (support), compound, concentrate (consolidate), corroborate, develop, document … Law dictionary
consolidate — 01. Motokazu Corporation has announced plans to [consolidate] its manufacturing and sales subsidiaries in an attempt to increase overall business efficiency. 02. His stupid behavior at the party has certainly [consolidated] his reputation as a… … Grammatical examples in English
consolidate — [c]/kənˈsɒlədeɪt / (say kuhn soluhdayt) verb (consolidated, consolidating) –verb (t) 1. to make solid or firm; solidify; strengthen: to consolidate gains. 2. to strengthen by rearranging the position of ground combat troops after a successful… …
consolidate — [[t]kənsɒ̱lɪdeɪt[/t]] consolidates, consolidating, consolidated 1) VERB If you consolidate something that you have, for example power or success, you strengthen it so that it becomes more effective or secure. [V n] The question is: will the junta … English dictionary
consolidate — consolidator, n. /keuhn sol i dayt /, v., consolidated, consolidating, adj. v.t. 1. to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine: They consolidated their three companies. 2. to discard the unused or unwanted… … Universalium
consolidate — con|sol|i|date [kənˈsɔlıdeıt US ˈsa: ] v [I and T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of consolidare, from com ( COM ) + solidus solid ] 1.) to strengthen the position of power or success that you have, so that it becomes more… … Dictionary of contemporary English
consolidate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. unite, join, combine, federate, syndicate, merge, pool, fuse, incorporate; compress, solidify, strengthen. See combination, density, unity. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To become united] Syn. combine,… … English dictionary for students