Consolidation /(?)/

Con·sol·i·da·tion

Consolidation

n.
  1. The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated; solidification; combination.
    The consolidation of the marble and of the stone did not fall out at random.
    The consolidation of the great European monarchies.
  2. To organic cohesion of different circled in a flower; adnation. (Bot.)
  3. The combination of several actions into one. (Law)