The difference between Come to a head and Consummate

When used as verbs, come to a head means to rapidly reach a turning point or climax, whereas consummate means to bring (a task, project, goal etc.) to completion.

Consummate is also adjective with the meaning: complete in every detail, perfect, absolute.

check bellow for the other definitions of Come to a head and Consummate

  1. Come to a head as a verb (idiomatic):

    To rapidly reach a turning point or climax.

    Examples:

    "The escalating crisis between England and her American colonies came to a head when fighting broke out in 1775."

  2. Come to a head as a verb (idiomatic):

    To suddenly reveal that which has lain latent for a time.

    Examples:

    "His festering anger came to a head after the incident."

  3. Come to a head as a verb (idiomatic):

    To suddenly make mature or perfected that which was inchoate or imperfectly formed.

  4. Come to a head as a verb (medicine, of an abscess):

    To reach its final stage

  1. Consummate as an adjective:

    Complete in every detail, perfect, absolute.

  2. Consummate as an adjective:

    Highly skilled and experienced; fully qualified.

  1. Consummate as a verb (transitive):

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

  2. Consummate as a verb (transitive):

    To make perfect, achieve, give the finishing touch.

  3. Consummate as a verb (transitive):

    To make (a marriage) complete by engaging in first sexual intercourse.

    Examples:

    "After the reception, he escorted her to the honeymoon suite to consummate their marriage."

  4. Consummate as a verb (intransitive):

    To become perfected, receive the finishing touch.

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