<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>An act, process, or instance of fertilizing.</li><li>The state of being fertilized.</li><li>Biology: The union of male and female gametic nuclei.</li><li>Fecundation or impregnation of animals or plants.</li><li>The enrichment of soil, as for the production of crops.</li><li>Law: The union of two or more claims or actions at law for trial or appeal.</li><li>Finance: Debt consolidation.</li><li>Business, Finance: The combining of several financial accounts into a single one.</li><li>Pathology: The process of becoming solid, as the changing of lung tissue from aerated and elastic to firm in certain diseases.</li><li>Geology: Lithification.</li><li>Physiology: The process by which the brain forms stable, long-lasting memories.</li><li>Consolidation, Railroads: Now Rare. A steam locomotive having a two-wheeled front truck, eight driving wheels, and no rear truck.</li></ul>