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Meaning of 'consolidate'
Meaning of 'consolidate' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Consolidate 
[ a.]
- Formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated. [ a.]2. Consolidate [ v. i.]
- To grow firm and hard; to unite and become solid;
as, moist clay consolidates by drying. [ v. i.]3. Consolidate [ v. t.]
- To make solid; to unite or press together into a
compact mass; to harden or make dense and firm. [ v. t.]- 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]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- make or form into a solid or hardened mass
- make or form into a solid or hardened mass
Example in sentence:
- consolidate fibers into boards
Meaning (2):
- make firm or secure; strengthen
- make firm or secure; strengthen
Example in sentence:
- consolidate one's gains;
- consolidate one's hold on first place
Meaning (3):
- unite into one
- unite into one
Example in sentence:
- The companies consolidated
Meaning (4):
- form into a solid mass or whole
- 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
- bring together into a single whole or system
Example in sentence:
- The town and county schools are being consolidated
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