Vocabulary
Consolidated
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
1) To join or combine together into one thing
2) To make something (such as a position of power or control) stronger or more secure.
Urdu meaning
استحکام یا جوڑنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- He has the force of precedent behind him, for that was its original name from 1789 until 1949, when following World War II, Congress consolidated the army, navy and air force under one steelumbrella.
- Lastly, it is also necessary to remember that once power is consolidated, the slow journey to weakening also begins.
- This is apparent from the significant reduction in the consolidated national fiscal deficit target to 3.9pc of GDP from the original target of 5.9pc.
- Each statistic is a tragedy with lessons: prejudice, victim-shaming, poor access to justice and the sexist whataboutery by politicians have consolidated misogyny and brutalised society.
- A consolidated approach involving interdepartmental coordination for strengthened supervision and timely purging of larvae throughout the year, with penalties for those who flout the stated SOPs, is the answer.
Synonyms
combine, unite, merge, integrate
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