Consummate
Terminate
Terminate verb - To bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point.
Usage example: we need to terminate the discussion for this evening, but we'll resume tomorrow morning
Consummate is a synonym for terminate in start topic. Sometimes you can use "Consummate" instead a verb "Terminate".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- close and consummate
- close and terminate
- finish and consummate
- finish and terminate
- discharge and consummate
- discharge and terminate
- perfect and consummate
- perfect and terminate
- complete and consummate
- complete and terminate
- end and consummate
- end and terminate
- conclude and consummate
- conclude and terminate
Common collocations
| friendship | consummate friendship | terminate friendship |
| relationship | consummate relationship | terminate relationship |
| relationships | consummate relationships | terminate relationships |
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