consolidate

动词 consolidate:

1. unite into one
2. make firm or secure; strengthen
3. bring together into a single whole or system
4. form into a solid mass or whole
5. make or form into a solid or hardened mass

1. The two companies consolidated last year.
   这两个公司去年合并了。
2. He bribes his leader to consolidate his position.
   他贿赂他的领导来巩固他的地位。

con.sol.i.date

v.（动词）
con.sol.i.dat.ed,con.sol.i.dat.ing,con.sol.i.dates
v.tr.（及物动词）
To unite into one system or whole; combine:
合并：把…联合起来或统一；合并：
例句：
consolidated five separate agencies into a single department.
将五个分公司合并为一个部门

To make strong or secure; strengthen:
巩固：使坚强或牢固；加强：
例句：
She consolidated her power during her first year in office.
她在任职的第一年内巩固了自己的权力

To make firm or coherent; form into a compact mass.
使合并：使…结实或聚合在一起；使…形成坚实块体
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To become solidified or united.
巩固或统一
To join in a merger or union:
合并：参加合并或加入整体：
例句：
The two firms consolidated under a new name.
这两个公司以新的名称合并起来

来源：
Latin cônsolid3re cônsolid3t-
拉丁语 cônsolid3re cônsolid3t-
com- [intensive pref.] * see com-
com- [前缀，表加强词意] *参见 com-
solid3re [to make firm] from solidus [firm] * see sol-
solid3re [使坚实] 源自 solidus [坚实的] *参见 sol-

【引伸】
consol.ida.tor
n.（名词）