Available Definitions:
1) p. p. & a. - Made solid, hard, or compact; united; joined; solidified.
2) p. p. & a. - Having a small surface in proportion to bulk, as in the cactus.
3) v. t. - 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.
4) v. t. - To unite by means of applications, as the parts of a broken bone, or the lips of a wound.
5) v. i. - To grow firm and hard; to unite and become solid; as, moist clay consolidates by drying.