Consummate
Consummate verb - To bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done.
Settle and consummate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Settle" instead a verb "Consummate".
Settle
Settle verb - To cause to come to rest at the bottom (as of a liquid).
Consummate and settle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Consummate" instead a verb "Settle".
Common collocations
| relationship | consummate relationship | settle relationship |
Both words in one sentence
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In the ensuing scenes filled with her terror and a few close calls, she ultimately goes through with the marriage.Since Hadass is nervous about the arrangement, still attached to Avigdor and and in no more hurry to consummate the marriage than Yentl is, things settle down for a bit.
Source: Film / Yentl
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