How to say "consolidate" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- ichidan verb, transitive verbCovers consolidating scattered items, documents, or opinions into one organized whole. It stresses bringing things together and settling them, as in consolidating files or unifying one's thoughts into a conclusion.
- 固めるかためるichidan verb, transitive verbUsed when consolidating means making something firm or solidifying a base, such as consolidating one's position or strengthening foundations. It carries a nuance of hardening and stabilizing rather than merely gathering.
Choose 「まとめる」 for consolidating scattered things into an organized whole (documents, ideas, opinions); choose 「固める」 when the nuance is strengthening or solidifying into one firm mass.
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