Meaning & use
Consummating
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Completing or fulfilling something, especially a marriage through first sexual intercourse, or an agreement by finalizing it.
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After months of negotiation, the two firms finalized the deal, officially consummating their partnership.
The couple spent their wedding night consummating the marriage, as tradition dictated.
A note on using this word
In law and business, 'consummating a deal' simply means completing it, with no connection to the word's marital sense.
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