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Etymology

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Derived from Latin cōnsummāre (to sum up, amount to, finish), conflated with consumer, from Latin cōnsumere (to devour, waste, use up).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.sɔ.me/
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Verb

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consommer

  1. to consume; to ingest
    à consommer avec modérationconsume in moderation
  2. (literary, archaic) to consummate; to complete; to fulfil
    Synonyms: achever, accomplir
    • 1791, National Constituent Assembly, Constitution française, présentée au roi par l'Assemblée nationale, le 3 septembre 1791 [French constitution, presented to the King by the National Assembly on 3 September 1791], Dijon: Imprimerie de P. Causse, page 82:
      L’Assemblée nationale n’a plus rien à désirer en ce jour à jamais mémorable, où vous consommez dans son sein, par le plus solemnel engagement, l’acceptation de la royauté constitutionnelle.
      The National Assembly has nothing more to desire on this ever memorable day, on which you, in its midst, complete the acceptance of the constitutional kingship by the most solemn commitment.

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