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is pronounced kon-syuh-mayt, with the stress on the first syllable, as a verb and kǝn-sum-ǝt, with the stress on the second syllable as an adjective (meaning 'complete, perfect').

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To complete, such as to consummate a business arrangement, contract, or other happening. For example, the consummation of a merger of two companies is when it finally takes place.

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verb

To bring or come to a natural or proper end: close, complete, conclude, end, finish, terminate, wind up, wrap up. See start/end.

adjective

1. Supremely excellent in quality or nature: absolute, faultless, flawless, impeccable, indefectible, perfect, unflawed. See good/bad.
2. Completely such, without qualification or exception: absolute, all-out, arrant, complete, crashing, damned, dead, downright, flat, out-and-out, outright, perfect, plain, pure, sheer, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unbounded, unequivocal, unlimited, unmitigated, unqualified, unrelieved, unreserved, utter. Informal flat-out, positive. Chiefly British blooming. See big/small/amount, limited/unlimited.

adj

Definition: ultimate, best
Antonyms: incomplete, unfinished, worst

v

Definition: achieve, finish
Antonyms: neglect

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

To carry into completion; to fulfill; to accomplish.

A common-law marriage is consummated when the parties live in a manner intended to bring about public recognition of their relationship as husband and wife.

To consummate an agreement is to carry it out completely, as in a consummated sale. It is to bring to completion whatever was either intended or undertaken to be done.

IN BRIEF: To complete.

The lawyers signed the contract to consummate the deal.

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For a list of words related to consummate, see:

• Marriage and Divorce - consummate: (vb) complete or fulfill marriage bond by sexual intercourse
• Special, Bright, Skillful, or Unusual

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Common misspelling(s) of consummate

• consumate

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - fuldende, fuldbyrde
adj. - fuldendt

Nederlands (Dutch)
volmaakt, zeer vaardig, doortrapt, huwelijk voltrekken door geslachts- gemeenschap, vervolmaken, completeren

Français (French)
v. tr. - consommer (mariage) (sout)
adj. - accompli, achevé, parfait (sout)

Deutsch (German)
v. - vollziehen, vollenden
adj. - vollendet, vollkommen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ολοκληρώνω (γάμο με συνουσία), τελειοποιώ
adj. - ολοκληρωμένος, τέλειος, εντελής, έμπειρος, δοκιμασμένος

Italiano (Italian)
completare, consumare, perfetto, consumato

Português (Portuguese)
v. - consumar
adj. - consumado

Русский (Russian)
выполнять, заканчивать, законченный, совершенный, осуществить брачный союз

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - consumar
adj. - consumado, completo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - fullkomna, fullända, fullborda
adj. - fulländad, fullbordad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
完成, 使达到极点, 圆满的, 完美的, 至上的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 完成, 使達到極點
adj. - 圓滿的, 完美的, 至上的

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 완료하다, 신방에 들어 결혼을 완성하다
adj. - 완전한, 순전한, 유능한

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 完成する
adj. - 完全な, 熟練した

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) أكمل, أنجز, دخل بزوجته (صفه) كامل, تام‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הגשים, השלים‬
adj. - ‮מומחה, שלם, מושלם‬

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