0 present participle of consolidate
1 to become, or cause something to become, stronger, and more certain:
The success of their major product consolidated the firm's position in the market.
She hoped that marriage would consolidate their relationship.
The party consolidated its hold on power during its term of office.
The company has been expanding rapidly, and I feel it's now time to consolidate (= stop growing and make our present position stronger).
The companies help people who may need cash to consolidate debt, buy a home, or set up a new business.
Online brokers let you consolidate your holdings with one firm.
Finally, a morpholexical treatment of verbal diathesis also suggests the outline of a strategy for consolidating a number of different approaches.
Between 1992 and 2002 the country was returning to and consolidating civilian rule.
We then conduct a probit analysis to assess the likelihood that a country (currently not consolidating) will commence a consolidation.
After consolidating duplicate entries five distinct gene products with clearly defined olfactomedin homology domains were selected for detailed analysis.
Some of the established spelling rules are being modified or fine-tuned, while others are consolidating and extending their reach.
Strengthening this force was seen as undermining the president's grip on power and consolidating that of his deputy defence minister.
The continual action of laws, mores, circumstances, and above all time may succeed in consolidating it.
The electoral process had a second contingent, in that political parties were consolidating their national and provincial campaigns in preparation for the elections.
