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Consummate vs Entire - What's the difference?

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Consummate is a related term of entire.


As adjectives the difference between consummate and entire

is that consummate is complete in every detail, perfect, absolute while entire is (sometimes|postpositive) whole; complete.

As a verb consummate

is to bring (a task, project, goal etc) to completion; to accomplish.

As a noun entire is

an uncastrated horse; a stallion.

consummate

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Complete in every detail, perfect, absolute.
  • * Addison
    • A man of perfect and consummate virtue.
  • * 1900 , ",
    • Belinda Bellonia Bunting//Behaved like a consummate loon
  • * 1880 , ,
  • highly skilled and experienced; fully qualified
  • * a consummate sergeant
  • * ,
    • The consummate leader cultivates the moral law, ; thus it is in his power to control success.

    Synonyms

    * (complete) absolute, complete, perfect, sheer, total, utter

    Derived terms

    * consummately

    Verb

    (consummat)
  • To bring (a task, project, goal etc.) to completion; to accomplish.
  • *
  • *
  • To make perfect, achieve, give the finishing touch
  • To make (a marriage) complete by engaging in first sexual intercourse.
    • After the reception, he escorted her to the honeymoon suite to consummate their marriage.
  • * 1890 , Giovanni Boccacio, translated by James MacMullen Rigg, ,
  • To become perfected, receive the finishing touch

    • Synonyms

    * (bring to completion) complete, finish, round off

    Derived terms

    * consummation * consummative * consummator * consummatory

    Related terms

    * consume

    External links

    * * English heteronyms ----

    entire

    English

    (wikipedia entire)

    Alternative forms

    * intire (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (sometimes, postpositive) Whole; complete.
  • (botany) Having a smooth margin without any indentation.
  • (botany) Consisting of a single piece, as a corolla.
  • (complex analysis, of a complex function) Complex-differentiable]] on all of [[?.
  • (of a, male animal) Not gelded.
  • Without mixture or alloy of anything; unqualified; morally whole; pure; faithful.
  • * (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
    • pure fear and entire cowardice
  • * Clarendon
    • No man had ever a heart more entire to the king.
  • Internal; interior.
    • (Spenser)

    Derived terms

    * entirety

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An uncastrated horse; a stallion.
  • * 2005', He asked why Hijaz was an '''entire . You know what an entire is, do you not, Anna? A stallion which has not been castrated. — James Meek, ''The People's Act of Love (Canongate 2006, p. 124)
  • (philately) A complete envelope with stamps and all official markings: (prior to the use of envelopes) a page folded and posted.

    • Anagrams

    * (l)