consolidate definition

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