0 present participle of consolidate --
1 to become, or cause something to become, stronger, and more certain: --
Online brokers let you consolidate your holdings with one firm.
The companies help people who may need cash to consolidate debt, buy a home, or set up a new business.
The company has been expanding rapidly, and I feel it's now time to consolidate (= stop growing and make our present position stronger).
The party consolidated its hold on power during its term of office.
She hoped that marriage would consolidate their relationship.
The success of their major product consolidated the firm's position in the market.
Following that last point, a second key period for developmental clarification is the adolescent transition, when relevant neural networks are consolidating and maturing.
This is also a period when cognitive control is rapidly emerging and consolidating.
It might also be argued that these people saw no use in consolidating their union through marriage since there was no property at stake.
For a household, marriage is one way of expanding or consolidating social relations.
In general, research shows that child behavior has a consolidating effect on parenting.
This involved consolidating sixty-eight or more existing political units into approximately five hierarchical states, over which reigned paramount chiefs.
Until now, the consolidating options have failed because of cost and lack of cooperation between biological database developers.
The electoral process had a second contingent, in that political parties were consolidating their national and provincial campaigns in preparation for the elections.
