Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb consolidate

5 senses of consolidate

Sense 1
consolidate -- (unite into one; "The companies consolidated")
       => unify, unite, merge -- (become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "the cells merge")

Sense 2
consolidate -- (make firm or secure; strengthen; "consolidate one's gains"; "consolidate one's hold on first place")
       => strengthen -- (gain strength; "His body strengthened")

Sense 3
consolidate -- (bring together into a single whole or system; "The town and county schools are being consolidated")
       => unite, unify, merge -- (join or combine; "We merged our resources")

Sense 4
consolidate -- (form into a solid mass or whole; "The mud had consolidated overnight")
       => solidify -- (become solid; "The metal solidified when it cooled")

Sense 5
consolidate -- (make or form into a solid or hardened mass; "consolidate fibers into boards")
       => solidify -- (make solid or more solid; cause to solidify)