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consolidate
/kənˈsɑ.lə.deɪt/
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What does consolidate mean?
verb
- To combine into a single unit; to group together or join.
- To make stronger or more solid.
- With respect to debt, to pay off several debts with a single loan.
More meanings (1)
adjective
- (obsolete) Formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated.
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The snow particles may be blown for hundreds of miles before they finally come to rest and consolidate.
Small streams of water, flowing underground, complete the disorganization of the vegetable matter, and consolidate the whole.
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Care was then taken to consolidate them, and keep them in position with blocks of stone, clay, and tiers of piles.
Unless it decides otherwise, the Commission shall consolidate two or more proceedings before it pursuant to this Article regarding the same measure.
We can desire nothing in regard to them so much as to see them consolidate their strength and pursue the paths of prosperity and happiness.