Both Uses
consolidate
in
Flags of Our Fathers
(Edited)
- Then, to consolidate control of Manchuria, Japan attacked China in 1937.
Chpt 3.consolidate = strengthen
- Now that it was wide-awake, Easy Company prepared for a day of consolidation as the American ground troops waited out the weather.
Chpt 10. *consolidation = resting and strengthening their position
Definitions:
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(1)
(consolidate as in: a consolidated loan) combine or bring together into one
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(2)
(consolidate as in: consolidated its hold on power) make stronger, more secure, or more firmly established
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)