Definition of consolidate Consolidate

/kʌnsɑˈlɪdejˌt/ - [kunsalideyt] - con•sol•i•date

We found 15 definitions of consolidate from 5 different sources.

What does consolidate mean?

Verb consolideats, consolideating, consolideaten
consolidate - unite into one; "The companies consolidated"
		merge, unify, unite become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "the cells merge"
consolidate - bring together into a single whole or system; "The town and county schools are being consolidated"
		merge, unify, unite become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "the cells merge"
consolidate - form into a solid mass or whole; "The mud had consolidated overnight"
		solidify become solid; "The metal solidified when it cooled"
consolidate - make or form into a solid or hardened mass; "consolidate fibers into boards"
		solidify become solid; "The metal solidified when it cooled"
consolidate - make firm or secure; strengthen; "consolidate one's gains"; "consolidate one's hold on first place"
		strengthen gain strength; "His body strengthened"

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consolidate (Verb)
To combine into a single unit; to group together or join.
consolidate (Verb)
To make stronger or more solid.
consolidate (Adjective)
Formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated.

consolidate (a.)
Formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated.
consolidate (v. t.)
To make solid; to unite or press together into a compact mass; to harden or make dense and firm.
consolidate (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.
consolidate (v. t.)
To unite by means of applications, as the parts of a broken bone, or the lips of a wound.
consolidate (v. i.)
To grow firm and hard; to unite and become solid; as, moist clay consolidates by drying.

consolidate
kon-sol′i-dāt, v.t. to make solid: to form into a compact mass: to unite into one.—v.i. to grow solid or firm: to unite.—adj. made firm or solid: united.—p.adj. Consol′idated.—n. Consolidā′tion, act of making or becoming solid: confirmation.—adj. Consol′idative, tending to consolidate: having the quality of healing.—n. Consol′idator, one who or that which consolidates.—Consolidation Acts, acts of parliament which combine into one general statute several special enactments. [L. consolidāre, -ātum—con, inten., and solidus, solid.]