'Consolidation' definitions:
Definition of 'consolidation'
(from WordNet)
noun
Combining into a solid mass
noun
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" [syn: consolidation, integration]
noun
Something that has consolidated into a compact mass; "he dropped the consolidation into the acid bath"
Definition of 'Consolidation'
From: GCIDE
- Consolidation \Con*sol`i*da"tion\, n. [L. consolidatio a confirming: cf. F. consolidation.]
- 1. The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated; solidification; combination. [1913 Webster]
- The consolidation of the marble and of the stone did not fall out at random. --Woodward. [1913 Webster]
- The consolidation of the great European monarchies. --Hallam. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Bot.) To organic cohesion of different circled in a flower; adnation. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Law) The combination of several actions into one. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'consolidation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abbreviation,
- accelerando,
- acceleration,
- accretion,
- addition,
- adherence,
- adhesion,
- affiliation,
- agglomeration,
- agglutination,
- aggravation,
- aggregation,
- alliance,
- amalgamation,
- Anschluss,
- assimilation,
- association,
- astriction,
- astringency,
- beefing-up,
- blend,
- blending,
- blowing up,
- blowup,
- bottleneck,
- cabal,
- cahoots,
- cartel,
- centralization,
- cervix,
- circumscription,
- cling,
- clinging,
- clotting,
- clumping,
- clustering,
- coadunation,
- coagulation,
- coalescence,
- coalition,
- coarctation,
- coherence,
- cohesion,
- cohesiveness,
- colleagueship,
- collegialism,
- collegiality,
- combination,
- combine,
- combo,
- compactedness,
- compaction,
- composition,
- compression,
- compressure,
- comradeship,
- concentration,
- concretion,
- condensation,
- confederacy,
- confederation,
- confraternity,
- congealment,
- congelation,
- congeries,
- conglobation,
- conglomeration,
- conjugation,
- conjunction,
- conspiracy,
- constriction,
- constringency,
- contraction,
- contracture,
- copartnership,
- copartnery,
- curtailment,
- decrease,
- deepening,
- densification,
- diminuendo,
- ecumenism,
- embodiment,
- encompassment,
- enhancement,
- enosis,
- exacerbation,
- exaggeration,
- explosion,
- federalization,
- federation,
- fellowship,
- fraternalism,
- fraternity,
- fraternization,
- freemasonry,
- fusion,
- hardening,
- heating-up,
- heightening,
- hookup,
- hourglass,
- hourglass figure,
- inclusion,
- incorporation,
- information explosion,
- inseparability,
- integration,
- intensification,
- isthmus,
- junction,
- junta,
- knitting,
- league,
- magnification,
- marriage,
- meld,
- melding,
- mergence,
- merger,
- merging,
- narrow place,
- narrowing,
- neck,
- package,
- package deal,
- partnership,
- pickup,
- population explosion,
- puckering,
- pursing,
- redoubling,
- reduction,
- reinforcement,
- set,
- shortening,
- sodality,
- solidification,
- sorority,
- speedup,
- step-up,
- sticking,
- stranglement,
- strangulation,
- strengthening,
- striction,
- stricture,
- syncretism,
- syndication,
- syneresis,
- synthesis,
- systole,
- tie-in,
- tie-up,
- tightening,
- unification,
- union,
- wasp waist,
- wedding,
- wrinkling