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make firm or secure; strengthen; "consolidate one''s gains"; "consolidate one''s hold on first place" make or form into a solid or hardened mass; "consolidate fibers into boards" form into a solid mass or whole; "The mud had consolidated overnight" unite into one; "The companies consolidated" bring together into a single whole or system; "The town and county schools are being consolidated" |
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