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Meaning of 'consolidate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Consolidate [ a.]
- Formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated.
2 . Consolidate [ v. i.]
- To grow firm and hard; to unite and become solid; as, moist clay consolidates by drying.
3 . Consolidate [ v. t.]
- To make solid; to unite or press together into a compact mass; to harden or make dense and firm.
- To unite, as various particulars, into one mass or body; to bring together in close union; to combine; as, to consolidate the armies of the republic.
- To unite by means of applications, as the parts of a broken bone, or the lips of a wound.

Meaning of 'consolidate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . consolidate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make or form into a solid or hardened mass
Example in sentence:
  • consolidate fibers into boards
Meaning (2):
- make firm or secure; strengthen
Example in sentence:
  • consolidate one's gains;
  • consolidate one's hold on first place
Meaning (3):
- unite into one
Example in sentence:
  • The companies consolidated
Meaning (4):
- form into a solid mass or whole
Example in sentence:
  • The mud had consolidated overnight
Meaning (5):
- bring together into a single whole or system
Example in sentence:
  • The town and county schools are being consolidated

Nearby Words:

con con- conacre conarium conation conative conatus concamerate concameration concatenate

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