consolidation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun combining into a solid mass
  2. noun the act of combining into an integral whole
    integration.
    • a consolidation of two corporations
    • after their consolidation the two bills were passed unanimously
    • the defendants asked for a consolidation of the actions against them
  3. noun something that has consolidated into a compact mass
    • he dropped the consolidation into the acid bath

WordNet

Con*sol`i*da"tion noun
Etymology
L. consolidatio a confirming: cf. F. consolidation.
Definitions
  1. The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated; solidification; combination.
    The consolidation of the marble and of the stone did not fall out at random. Woodward.
    The consolidation of the great European monarchies. Hallam.
  2. (Bot.) To organic cohesion of different circled in a flower; adnation.
  3. (Law) The combination of several actions into one.

Webster 1913