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Consolidate

3 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means to combine separate things into a single, stronger, or more effective whole
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Stage 1 of 3
solidus
Latin · ancient
"solid, whole"
solid, whole, combined with com- (thoroughly)
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Stage 2 of 3
consolidare
Latin · ancient
"to make solid together, to combine"
to make solid together, to combine, from com- and solidus
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Stage 3 of 3
consolidate
English · 1500s
"to combine separate things into a single, stronger whole"
settled as the English word for combining separate things into a single, stronger whole
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