consolidate meaning and definition

CONSOLIDATE verb

Definition of consolidate (verb)

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"