|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