consolidate

英 [kən'sɒlɪdeɪt] 美[kən'sɑlɪdet]

• vt. 巩固，使固定；联合
• vi. 巩固，加强

1. unite into one;

"The companies consolidated"

2. make firm or secure; strengthen;

"consolidate one's gains"

"consolidate one's hold on first place"

3. bring together into a single whole or system;

"The town and county schools are being consolidated"

4. form into a solid mass or whole;

"The mud had consolidated overnight"

5. make or form into a solid or hardened mass;

"consolidate fibers into boards"