Consolidate vs Compact - What's the difference?
consolidate | compact | Synonyms |
(ambitransitive) To combine into a single unit; to group together or join.
To make stronger or more solid.
(obsolete) Formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated.
* Elyot
Closely packed, i.e. packing much in a small space.
* Isaac Newton
Having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space.
(mathematics, uncomparable, of a set in an Euclidean space) Closed and bounded.
(topology, uncomparable, of a set) Such that every open cover of the given set has a finite subcover.
Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose.
(obsolete) Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.
* Shakespeare
* Peacham
(obsolete) Composed or made; with of .
* Milton
A small, slim folding case, often featuring a mirror, powder and a powderpuff; that fits into a woman's purse or handbag, or that slips into ones pocket.
A broadsheet newspaper published in the size of a tabloid but keeping its non-sensational style.
* 2012 , BBC News: Dundee Courier makes move to compact [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-16576612]:
To make more dense; to compress.
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To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.
* Bible, Eph. iv. 16
Consolidate is a synonym of compact.
In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between consolidate and compact
is that consolidate is (obsolete) formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated while compact is (obsolete) composed or made; with of .As verbs the difference between consolidate and compact
is that consolidate is (ambitransitive) to combine into a single unit; to group together or join while compact is to make more dense; to compress.As adjectives the difference between consolidate and compact
is that consolidate is (obsolete) formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated while compact is closely packed, ie packing much in a small space.As a noun compact is
an agreement or contract or compact can be a small, slim folding case, often featuring a mirror, powder and a powderpuff; that fits into a woman's purse or handbag, or that slips into ones pocket.consolidate
English
Verb
(consolidat)- He consolidated his luggage into a single large bag.
Coordinate terms
* ( combine into a single unit) (l)Adjective
(en adjective)- A gentleman [should learn to ride] while he is tender and the brawns and sinews of his thighs not fully consolidate .
compact
English
(wikipedia compact)Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Synonyms
* agreement, contract, pact, treatyEtymology 2
From (etyl), from (etyl) .Adjective
(en adjective)- glass, crystal, gems, and other compact bodies
- a compact laptop computer
- A set S of real numbers is called compact if every sequence in S has a subsequence that converges to an element again contained in S.
- a compact discourse
- compact with her that's gone
- a pipe of seven reeds, compact with wax together
- A wandering fire, / Compact of unctuous vapour.
Synonyms
* (closely packed) concentrated, dense, serried, solid, thick, tightDerived terms
* compact car * compact disc * locally compactNoun
(en noun)- The Dundee Courier has announced the newspaper will be relaunching as a compact later this week. Editor Richard Neville said a "brighter, bolder" paper would appear from Saturday, shrunk from broadsheet to tabloid size.
See also
*Verb
(en verb)- The whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth.