consolidate (v.)

  1. unite into one; The companies consolidated'

  2. make firm or secure; strengthen; consolidate one's gains; consolidate one's hold on first place'

  3. bring together into a single whole or system; The town and county schools are being consolidated'

  4. form into a solid mass or whole; The mud had consolidated overnight'

  5. make or form into a solid or hardened mass; consolidate fibers into boards'

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