different between consolidate vs rationalise

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin consolid?tus, from the verb consolid?, from solidus (“solid”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /k?n?s?l?de?t/

Verb

consolidate (third-person singular simple present consolidates, present participle consolidating, simple past and past participle consolidated)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To combine into a single unit; to group together or join.

   He consolidated his luggage into a single large bag.

2. To make stronger or more solid.
3. (finance) To pay off several debts with a single loan.

Coordinate terms

• (combine into a single unit): defragment

Related terms

Translations

Adjective

consolidate (comparative more consolidate, superlative most consolidate)

1. (obsolete) Formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated.
   • 1531, Thomas Elyot, The Boke named the Governour

     A gentleman [should learn to ride] while he is tender and the brawns and sinews of his thighs not fully consolidate.

Anagrams

• delocations

Italian

Verb

consolidate

1. second-person plural present indicative of consolidare
2. second-person plural imperative of consolidare
3. feminine plural of consolidato

Anagrams

• ciondolaste

Latin

Verb

c?nsolid?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of c?nsolid?

English

Alternative forms

• rationalize

Etymology

From French rationaliser. Surface etymology is rational +? -ise.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??æ??n?le?z/

Verb

rationalise (third-person singular simple present rationalises, present participle rationalising, simple past and past participle rationalised)

1. (British spelling) alternative spelling of rationalize

Translations

References

• “rationalise”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Anagrams

• realisation