consolidates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of consolidate
• disconsolate
Source: Wiktionary
Con*sol"i*date, a. Etym: [L. consolidatus, p.pr. of consolidare to make firm; con- + solidare to make firm; solidus solid. See Solid, and cf. Consound.]
Definition: Formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated. [R.] A gentleman [should learn to ride] while he is tender and the brawns and sinews of his thighs not fully consolidate. Elyot.
Con*sol"i*date, v. t. [imp. & p.p. Consolidated; p.pr. & vb.n. Consolidating.]
1. To make solid; to unite or press together into a compact mass; to harden or make dense and firm. He fixed and consolidated the earth. T. Burnet.
2. To unite, as various particulars, into one mass or body; to bring together in close union; to combine; as, to consolidate the armies of the republic. Consolidating numbers into unity. Wordsworth.
3. (Surg.)
Definition: To unite by means of applications, as the parts of a broken bone, or the lips of a wound. [R.]
Syn.
– To unite; combine; harden; compact; condense; compress.
Con*sol"i*date, v. i.
Definition: To grow firm and hard; to unite and become solid; as, moist clay consolidates by drying. In hurts and ulcers of the head, dryness maketh them more apt to consolidate. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 May 2025
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