consolidate
英 [kən'sɒlɪdeɪt]
美[kən'sɑlɪdet]
	    - vt. 巩固,使固定;联合
 - vi. 巩固,加强
 
英英释意
- 1. unite into one;
 - "The companies consolidated"
 
- 2. make firm or secure; strengthen;
 - "consolidate one's gains"
 - "consolidate one's hold on first place"
 
- 3. bring together into a single whole or system;
 - "The town and county schools are being consolidated"
 
- 4. form into a solid mass or whole;
 - "The mud had consolidated overnight"
 
- 5. make or form into a solid or hardened mass;
 - "consolidate fibers into boards"