|Origin:||, past participle of consolidare, from com- ( COM-) + solidus 'solid'|
con‧sol‧i‧date [intransitive and transitive]
to strengthen the position of power or success that you have, so that it becomes more effective or continues for longer:
The company has consolidated its position as the country's leading gas supplier.
The team consolidated their lead with a third goal.
to combine things in order to make them more effective or easier to deal with:
We consolidate information from a wide range of sources.
They took out a loan to consolidate their debts.
The company is planning to consolidate its business activities at a new site in Arizona.
—consolidation noun [uncountable and countable]
the consolidation of political power