Consolidate

con;sol;i;date pronunciation: function: verb inflected form(s): con;sol;i;dat;ed; con;sol;i;dat;ingetymology: latin consolidatus, past participle of consolidare to make solid, from com- + solidus soliddate: circa 1512transitive verb 1 : to join together into one whole : unite lt;consolidate several small school districtsgt;2 : to make firm or secure : strengthen lt;consolidate their hold on first placegt;3 : to form into a compact massintransitive verb : to become consolidated; specifically : merge lt;the two companies consolidatedgt;— con;sol;i;da;tor noun