consolidation

n. unification; strengthening; solidification

Consolidation may refer to the following:Consolidation (business), the mergers or acquisitions of many smaller companies into much larger onesConsolidation (soil), a geological process whereby a soil decreases in volumeConsolidation (media), consolidation in the United States media into a few companiesConsolidation (medicine), a clinical term for solidification into a firm dense massChampionship consolidation, the act of combining two separate championships into a single titleData consolidation, the consolidation of data from multiple sources into a centralized systemDemocratic consolidation, the process by which a new democracy maturesMemory consolidation, the process by which recent memories are crystallised into long-term memorySchool consolidation, the process of combining two or more small schools into one larger institutionFederal student loan consolidation, allows students to consolidate student loans into one single debtConsolidation, a popular name of a steam locomotive type, with 2-8-0 wheels, built first in 1864. The name came from consolidation of two rail companies
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Noun
1. combining into a solid mass
(hypernym) combining, combine
(derivation) consolidate
2. the act of combining into an integral whole; "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"
(synonym) integration
(hypernym) combination, combining, compounding
(hyponym) centralization, centralisation
(derivation) consolidate
3. something that has consolidated into a compact mass; "he dropped the consolidation into the acid bath"
(hypernym) natural object
(derivation) consolidate

n. consolidation, strengthening

(n.)
To organic cohesion of different circled in a flower; adnation.
  

(n.)
The combination of several actions into one.
  

(n.)
The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated; solidification; combination.