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Verb
S:
(v)
consolidate (consolidate%2:30:00::)
(unite into one)
"The companies consolidated"
S:
(v)
consolidate (consolidate%2:30:02::)
(make firm or secure; strengthen)
"consolidate one's gains"; "consolidate one's hold on first place"
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(v)
strengthen (strengthen%2:30:00::)
(gain strength)
"His body strengthened"
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S:
(v)
consolidate (consolidate%2:30:02::)
(make firm or secure; strengthen)
"consolidate one's gains"; "consolidate one's hold on first place"
S:
(v)
proof (proof%2:30:00::)
(make resistant (to harm))
"proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer"
S:
(v)
bombproof (bombproof%2:30:00::)
(make safe against bombings)
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(v)
bulletproof (bulletproof%2:30:00::)
(make bulletproof)
"bulletproof the car"
S:
(v)
child-proof (child-proof%2:30:00::)
,
childproof (childproof%2:30:00::)
(make safe against children)
"childproof the apartment"
S:
(v)
goofproof (goofproof%2:30:00::)
,
goof-proof (goof-proof%2:30:00::)
,
foolproof (foolproof%2:30:00::)
(proof against human misuse or error)
"foolproof this appliance"
S:
(v)
fireproof (fireproof%2:30:00::)
(make resistant to fire)
S:
(v)
weatherproof (weatherproof%2:30:00::)
(make resistant to bad weather)
S:
(v)
back (back%2:30:01::)
(strengthen by providing with a back or backing)
S:
(v)
sandbag (sandbag%2:30:00::)
(protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up)
"The residents sandbagged the beach front"
S:
(v)
toughen (toughen%2:30:00::)
(make tough or tougher)
"This experience will toughen her"
S:
(v)
season (season%2:30:00::)
,
harden (harden%2:30:02::)
(make fit)
"This trip will season even the hardiest traveller"
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S:
(v)
change (change%2:30:00::)
(undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)
"She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
antonym
derivationally related form
W:
(n)
strengthening (strengthening%1:11:00::)
[Related to:
strengthen
] (becoming stronger)
sentence frame
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
sentence frame
Somebody ----s something
S:
(v)
consolidate (consolidate%2:30:01::)
(bring together into a single whole or system)
"The town and county schools are being consolidated"
S:
(v)
consolidate (consolidate%2:30:04::)
(form into a solid mass or whole)
"The mud had consolidated overnight"
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derivationally related form
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S:
(v)
consolidate (consolidate%2:30:03::)
(make or form into a solid or hardened mass)
"consolidate fibers into boards"