Verbs

(v)consolidateunite into one“The companies consolidated”
(v)consolidatemake firm or secure; strengthen“consolidate one's gains”, “consolidate one's hold on first place”
(v)consolidatebring together into a single whole or system“The town and county schools are being consolidated”
(v)consolidateform into a solid mass or whole“The mud had consolidated overnight”
(v)consolidatemake or form into a solid or hardened mass“consolidate fibers into boards”