consummate
verb (used with object)
to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
consummated
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past participleof consummate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof consummate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
consummateverb (used with object)to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
Example Sentences
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It also promised a $7 billion breakup fee to Warner Bros. if its merger wasn’t approved, and $7 million a day if it wasn’t consummated by the end of this month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
The framework for a deal was consummated in a matter of days, Iger told interviewers last week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
The team also poured millions into NIL deals consummated before the House settlement so that players could benefit prior to the NCAA’s clearinghouse, NIL Go, going into effect July 1.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2025
White House National Security Council deputy adviser, Jonathan Finer, said on CBS' Face the Nation on Sunday that "we worked to try to get Marc included in the deal that consummated last week".
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2024
This surpasses all known species in the height and beauty of its flower-panicles; but, once the season of flowering and fruiting has been consummated, its life mission is fulfilled, and the plant dies.
From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Mary Elizabeth Parsons
