Consolidation
[kən,sɒlɪ'deɪʃən] or [kən,sɑlə'deʃən]
Definition
(noun.) the act of combining into an integral whole; 'a consolidation of two corporations'; 'after their consolidation the two bills were passed unanimously'; 'the defendants asked for a consolidation of the actions against them'.
(noun.) combining into a solid mass.
(noun.) something that has consolidated into a compact mass; 'he dropped the consolidation into the acid bath'.
Edited by Cheryl--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated; solidification; combination.
(n.) To organic cohesion of different circled in a flower; adnation.
(n.) The combination of several actions into one.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Solidification.[2]. Union, combination.
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Examples
- The stock was then selling at about 25, and in the later consolidation with the Western Union went in at about 60; so that the real purchase price was not less than $1,000,000 in cash. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Similarly, the soil is formed from the overhanging mountains; it is washed as sediment into the sea; it is elevated, after consolidation, into the overhanging mountains. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The consolidation of China was a very serious matter for these Hunnish peoples. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Much of his work of consolidation and organization in India survives to this day. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Before all had arrived, the Bell company there, seeing we could not be stopped, entered into negotiations for consolidation. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- One was the consolidation of five corps into three, thus throwing some officers of rank out of important commands. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- It was a mental consolidation that did much more than unite the people who returned to Jerusalem. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Edited by Barbie