| a. | 1. | Formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated. |
| v. t. | 1. | To make solid; to unite or press together into a compact mass; to harden or make dense and firm. |
| 2. | To unite, as various particulars, into one mass or body; to bring together in close union; to combine; | |
| 3. | (Surg.) To unite by means of applications, as the parts of a broken bone, or the lips of a wound. | |
| v. i. | 1. | To grow firm and hard; to unite and become solid; |
| Verb | 1. | consolidate - unite into one; "The companies consolidated" |
| 2. | consolidate - make firm or secure; strengthen; "consolidate one's gains"; "consolidate one's hold on first place" | |
| 3. | consolidate - bring together into a single whole or system; "The town and county schools are being consolidated" | |
| 4. | consolidate - form into a solid mass or whole; "The mud had consolidated overnight" | |
| 5. | consolidate - make or form into a solid or hardened mass; "consolidate fibers into boards" |