reconsolidate

verb

re·​con·​sol·​i·​date (ˌ)rē-kən-ˈsä-lə-ˌdāt 

reconsolidated; reconsolidating; reconsolidates

1

transitive : to consolidate again

Both realms were on the brink of dissolution when their old regimes proved incapable of carrying the political loads they had assumed, but the new regimes succeeded in reconsolidating them by force of arms.

—Jane Jacobs

The purge of the wartime leaders was ended, and the police and educational systems were reconsolidated under central government leadership.

—Edwin O. Reischauer

2

intransitive : to become consolidated again

Local reports claim ISIS fighters fell back from al Qayyara in the face of the Iraqi offensive and have reconsolidated around Hammam al-Alil …

—Carlo Muñoz

reconsolidation

(ˌ)rē-kən-ˌsä-lə-ˈdā-shən 

noun

plural reconsolidations

the reconsolidation of tilled soil

memory reconsolidation

The Middle Kingdom witnessed the reconsolidation of central government under dynasties that emerged from the south of the country, reunifying Upper and Lower Egypt and reclaiming much of the culture, expressions of power and habits of kingship forged during the Old Kingdom.

—Philip Kennicott

Examples of reconsolidate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As recently as July 24, Mr. Austin voiced cautious optimism that a nascent Afghan strategy to reconsolidate defensive positions around important cities still in government control, along with limited U.S. airstrikes, could enable Afghan forces to hold the line. —New York Times, 15 Aug. 2021

In the same way, sleep may serve to reorganize and reconsolidate memories. —Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 14 May 2012

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1541, in the meaning defined at sense 1