action vs consummate

consummate vs action

action is a noun but consummate is not a noun.

action is not an adjective while consummate is an adjective.

action and consummate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
action	Yes	No	Yes	No
consummate	No	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, consummate is a hyponym of action; that is, consummate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than action:

action: put in effect
consummate: make perfect; bring to perfection

Other hyponyms of action include get over, run, do, perform, complete, discharge, dispatch.

action (noun)	consummate (noun)
the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field
a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
a military engagement
an act by a government body or supranational organization
the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges).
the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
the series of events that form a plot
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
the state of being active

action (adjective)	consummate (adjective)
	perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities
	having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
	without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers

action (verb)	consummate (verb)
put in effect	make perfect; bring to perfection
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against	fulfill sexually

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