American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1

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Author: Noah Webster

Consolidate

CONSOLIDATE, v.t. [L., solid. See Solid.]

1. To make solid to unite or press together loose or separate parts, and form a compact mass; to harden or make dense and firm.

He fixed and consolidated the earth above the waters.

2. To unite the parts of a broken bone or the lips of a wound, by means of applications.

3. To unite two parliamentary bills in one.

4. In law, to combine two benefices in one.

CONSOLIDATE, v.i. To grow firm and hard; to unite and become solid.

In hurts and ulcers of the head, dryness maketh them more apt to consolidate.

Moist clay consolidates by drying.

CONSOLIDATE, a. Formed into a solid mass.

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Consolidate," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed July 26, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UTH5KS9JQICW2QT.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Consolidate." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 26 Jul. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UTH5KS9JQICW2QT.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Consolidate' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 26 July 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UTH5KS9JQICW2QT.