v.
Pronunciation: k ə n- ' sä-l ə - ˌ d ā t
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -dat · ed ; -dat · ing
Etymology: Latin consolidatus, past participle of consolidare to make solid, from com- + solidus solid
Date: circa 1512
transitive verb
1 : to join together into one whole : UNITE < consolidate several small school districts>
2 : to make firm or secure : STRENGTHEN < consolidate their hold on first place>
3 : to form into a compact mass
intransitive verb : to become consolidated specifically : MERGE <the two companies consolidated >
– con · sol · i · da · tor \ - ˌ d ā -t ə r \ noun