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consolidate

con.sol.i.date \k*n-'sa:l-*-.da-t\ vb [L consolidatus, pp. of consolidare 
   to make solid, fr. com- +] solidus solid 1: to join together into one whole 
   : UNITE  2: to make firm or secure : STRENGTHEN {~ the beachhead}  3: to 
   form into a compact mass  : to become consolidated; specif : MERGE