break ground vs consummate

break ground

verb
  • To initiate a new venture, or to advance beyond previous achievements. 

  • To begin digging in the earth at the start of a new construction, or, originally, for cultivation. 

  • To separate from the ground on takeoff; to become airborne. 

  • To lift off the sea bottom when being weighed. 

consummate

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

  • To become perfected, receive the finishing touch. 

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

  • To make perfect, achieve, give the finishing touch. 

adj
  • Complete in every detail, perfect, absolute. 

  • Supremely skilled and experienced; highly accomplished; fully qualified. 

How often have the words break ground and consummate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )