con·sol·i·datev. con·sol·i·dat·ed, con·sol·i·dat·ing, con·sol·i·dates
v.tr.1. To unite into one system or whole; combine: consolidated five separate agencies into a single department.
2. To make strong or secure; strengthen: She consolidated her power during her first year in office.
3. To make firm or coherent; form into a compact mass.
v.intr.1. To become solidified or united.
2. To join in a merger or union: The two firms consolidated under a new name.