Definition of consolidate

• a. - Formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated.
• 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.
• v. t. - To unite by means of applications, as the parts of a broken bone, or the lips of a wound.
• v. i. - To grow firm and hard; to unite and become solid; as, moist clay consolidates by drying.