SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
consummate
verb
To complete or bring something to its final fulfillment.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Bring to completion
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Usage distinction
Return to topPerfect stresses reaching a fully realized state; finalize often concerns formal arrangements.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See consummate in use
The last signature will consummate the agreement.
Final delivery would consummate the commission, completing the work that the neighborhood exhibition had requested months earlier.
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