CONSOLIDATE, v.t. [L., solid. See Solid.] 1. To make solid to unite or press together loose or separate parts, and form a compact mass; to harden or make dense and firm.He fixed and consolidated the earth above the waters.2. To unite the parts of a broken bone or the lips of a wound, by means of applications.3. To unite two parliamentary bills in one.4. In law, to combine two benefices in one.CONSOLIDATE, v.i. To grow firm and hard; to unite and become solid. In hurts and ulcers of the head, dryness maketh them more apt to consolidate.Moist clay consolidates by drying.CONSOLIDATE, a. Formed into a solid mass.
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