English → Latin
“consolidate” in Latin
firmōto make firm, strengthen, harden, fortify; to say, affirm, assert; to reinforce the couragecōnfirmōto make firm, establish, re-establish, strengthen, fortify, mature, confirm; to encourage, animate, embolden; persuade; stabiliōto make firm, confirm, stay, support, hold still, stabilize; to establish, fix, make secure, confirmfundōto pour out, shed; to melt, cast, found, make by smelting; to overthrow, overcome, rout, vanquish an enemy, rout, scatte
The English word consolidate itself goes back to Latin solidus, through consolidātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
consolidate v.
TR., firmare: confirmare (to make lasting; e.g., the reign, empire): stabilire (to give firmness; e.g., of liberty, empire): fundare (of power, security, liberty, dominion): INTR., solidescere (to become firm; to unite, to form one whole, Plin., 11, 37, 87; also spissescere). [OBS., consolidare is used by Cic., in the participle consolidatus, of accounts that are settled: Vitr. uses it of a wall, etc., astechnical term Krebs.] Vid: To COALESCE, To UNITE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for consolidate?
- The usual Latin words for “consolidate” are firmō, cōnfirmō, stabiliō; also fundō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.