Verb consolidate has 5 senses
  1. consolidate - unite into one; "The companies consolidated"
    --1 is one way to
    unify, unite, merge
    Derived form: noun consolidation2
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  2. consolidate - make firm or secure; strengthen; "consolidate one's gains"; "consolidate one's hold on first place"
    --2 is one way to
    strengthen
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. consolidate - bring together into a single whole or system; "The town and county schools are being consolidated"
    --3 is one way to
    unite, unify, merge
    Derived form: noun consolidation2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  4. consolidate - form into a solid mass or whole; "The mud had consolidated overnight"
    --4 is one way to
    solidify
    Derived forms: noun consolidation1, noun consolidation3
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Something is ----ing PP
  5. consolidate - make or form into a solid or hardened mass; "consolidate fibers into boards"
    --5 is one way to
    solidify
    Derived form: noun consolidation1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
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