1. (

• consolidate

) unite into one; "The companies consolidated" ;

2. (

• consolidate ,

) make firm or secure; strengthen; "consolidate one's gains"; "consolidate one's hold on first place" ;

3. (

• consolidate ,

) bring together into a single whole or system; "The town and county schools are being consolidated" ;

4. (

• consolidate ,

) form into a solid mass or whole; "The mud had consolidated overnight" ;

5. (

• consolidate ,

) make or form into a solid or hardened mass; "consolidate fibers into boards" ;