Definition of: consolidate

(kən·sol′ə·dāt) v. ·dat·ed, ·dat·ing v.t.
1. To make solid, firm, or coherent; strengthen.
2. Mil. To secure and strengthen, as a newly captured position.
3. To combine in one body or system; form a union of.
—v.i.
4. To become united, solid, or firm. See synonyms under UNITE. [<L consolidatus, pp. of consolidare <com- together + solidus solid]
—con·sol′i·da′tor noun