consolidate

Definition

To combine into a single unit; to group together or join.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin consolidātus, from the verb consolidō, from solidus (“solid”). By surface analysis, con- + solid + -ate.

Example Sentences

• "He consolidated his luggage into a single large bag."
• "With large credits borrowed in the name of Charlottenhütte he managed to gain control over the Rhein-Elbe Union, another large steel firm which in 1926 consolidated with one of its subcompanies, the old and respected Gelsenkirchen Mining Company, and assumed the latter’s name."
• "The second spot, “One Thing,” shows the unlikely custom car shop workin', musclebound dude-bro, who loves his iPhone because it consolidates the iPod, camera, cell phone and SMS device he used to carry around in “a little bag.”"