To make stronger or more solid.
With respect to debt, to pay off several debts with a single loan.
To combine into a single unit; to group together or join.
To deflect (radiation or particles).
To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.
Of a pitcher: to keep down the number of hits or walks.
To occur or fall at widely spaced intervals.
To distribute loosely as by sprinkling.
To frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow.
To be dispersed upon.
The act of scattering or dispersing.
A collection of dispersed objects.