to consummate
8
7.4
- verb
- /ˈkɒnsəˌmeɪt/
- Formal
:
concretar
- They will now consummate the marriage under the witness of the tribe.
- consummate a deal
A photo is mostly finished, but you can't consummate a painting in time.
- A photo is mostly finished, but you can't consummate a painting in time.
- If there are four buyers and three sellers, the market maker will then step in as a seller to consummate a bigger trade.
- I took it to the Democrats and they booed me and all of the interest groups booed me as well and said that we shouldn't consummate that agreement.
Examples
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In the old days, this was the moment for the couple to consummate their marriage.
Fiction book (1997) -
Eduard and Mordecai Ob shook hands, consummating the arrangement.
Fiction book (2000) -
I think it's time we consummate this relationship.
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Ever since I met you, I wanted to consummate that love.
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So you want to consummate the sale, hmm?
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Your presence here will be necessary to consummate the deal.
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Nevertheless, their contract had been consummated, and both parties were satisfied.
Fiction book (2000) -
Corporate counsel now plays a larger role in the legal work of negotiating and consummating deals.
Academic text (1998) -
The two companies agreed to consummate the merger after weeks of negotiations.
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To consummate the agreement, both sides signed the contract in front of witnesses.
Synonyms
∞
2.3
To reach a goal by effort or skill
∞
1.0
To finish something or make it whole
942
2.6
To do something successfully after much effort
239
2.4
To put a final protective or decorative layer on something
134
2.8
To finish a task you need to do
118
3.9
Make something as good as possible by improving it
94
2.4
To finish a task well and quickly
74
3.8
Complete the last details to make something ready
11
4.0
To complete something by adding the final touches
1
3.6
To add small final touches to make something complete
Antonyms
How Complete
Surface Forms
Morphology
consummate = con + summ + ate
Although the form can be analysed into Latin-derived elements (con- + summ- + -ate), these pieces are not productive or transparent to average learners and the root 'summ-' is not a standalone English morpheme.
Etymology
Consummate (verb) comes from Latin parts con- ('together') and summus ('highest' or 'top'), so it originally meant 'to bring to the top' or 'to make complete'. So to consummate something is to finish it fully or make it perfect, like completing an agreement or a project.