unite or combine into one
make solid or strong
"The companies consolidated"
"consolidate one's gains"
"consolidate one's hold on first place"
"The town and county schools are being consolidated"
"The mud had consolidated overnight"
"consolidate fibers into boards"
Religion may consolidate benevolent sentiments and lodge their force in the will.
出自: R. Niebuhr
The Incas came, saw, conquered, and consolidated their conquests.
出自: A. J. Toynbee