Associations to the word «Consolidate»

Wiktionary

CONSOLIDATE, verb. (ambitransitive) To combine into a single unit; to group together or join.
CONSOLIDATE, verb. To make stronger or more solid.
CONSOLIDATE, adjective. (obsolete) Formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated.

Dictionary definition

CONSOLIDATE, verb. Unite into one; "The companies consolidated".
CONSOLIDATE, verb. Make firm or secure; strengthen; "consolidate one's gains"; "consolidate one's hold on first place".
CONSOLIDATE, verb. Bring together into a single whole or system; "The town and county schools are being consolidated".
CONSOLIDATE, verb. Form into a solid mass or whole; "The mud had consolidated overnight".
CONSOLIDATE, verb. Make or form into a solid or hardened mass; "consolidate fibers into boards".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats