consummate
verb (used with object)
to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
consummating
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present participleof consummate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The agency asked the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals late on Thursday to require the companies to delay consummating the transaction while the court considered the FTC's broader appeal.
From Reuters ● Jul. 14, 2023
Two years later, they completed a torrid offseason at the league meeting by consummating the signing of defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh — and kicking the tires on trading for star receiver Odell Beckham Jr.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2023
According to multiple reports, the Mavericks consulted Doncic before consummating the Irving trade.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 5, 2023
He singled out “My Night at Maud’s,” a 1969 classic in which a man and a woman have a lengthy conversation about love, religion and other existential themes without ultimately consummating their romantic tension.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2022
His coming, consummating the purpose of the partnership, precipitated a conflict, which at its physical inception seemed a most uneven struggle.
From Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant by Mathew Joseph Holt
