consummating
Bringing to completion
Consummating is bringing something to completion or fulfillment.
A marriage is consummated when the couple first has sexual intercourse, legally completing the union.
A business deal is consummated when all parties sign.
They spent months consummating the merger.
The word suggests the final act that makes something official or whole.
State of achieved purpose
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- realizationGrasping what's true
- actualizationMaking something fully real
finalization · conclusion · closure · finishing · perfection · attainment · resolution · culmination
Marriage rite and feast
- nuptialsVows and rings
- matrimonyLegal union of spouses
- unionJoining into one
- vowsSolemn binding promises
conjugal · bridal · honeymoon · bedding · consort · spouse · bride · groom
Making something permanent
- executingCarrying out a task
- ratifyingFormally validating an agreement
- sealingMaking impermeable
- closingFinal stage of something
signing · validating · certifying · concluding · settling · confirming · endorsing · sanctioning
fulfillment
State of achieved purpose
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- realizationGrasping what's true
actualization · finalization · conclusion · closure · finishing · perfection · attainment · resolution · culmination · crowning
wedding
Marriage rite and feast
vows · conjugal · bridal · honeymoon · bedding · consort · spouse · bride · groom · wedding night
finalizing
Making something permanent
closing · signing · validating · certifying · concluding · settling · confirming · endorsing · sanctioning · binding
consummatinginitiating
Causing to start
starting · beginning · commencing · launching · inaugurating
consummatingabandoning
Leaving permanently behind
aborting · halting · discontinuing · forsaking · neglecting