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Perform vs Consummate - What's the difference?

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Consummate is a synonym of perform.



As verbs the difference between perform and consummate

is that perform is to do something; to execute while consummate is to bring (a task, project, goal etc.) to completion; to accomplish.

As an adjective consummate is

complete in every detail, perfect, absolute.

perform

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To do something; to execute.
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  • To do something in front of an audience, often in order to entertain it.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Perform a part thou hast not done before.

    Derived terms

    * performance * performant * performative * performator * performer

    Anagrams

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    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.
  • *
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  • 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