Consolidate (?), a. [L. consolidatus, p. pr. of consolidare to make firm; con- + solidare to make firm; solidus solid. See Solid, and cf. Consound.] Formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated. [R.]
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A gentleman [should learn to ride] while he is tender and the brawns and sinews of his thighs not fully consolidate. Elyot.
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Consolidate, v. i. To grow firm and hard; to unite and become solid; as, moist clay consolidates by drying.
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In hurts and ulcers of the head, dryness maketh them more apt to consolidate. Bacon.
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