consummate

[ verb kon-suh-meyt; adjective kuhn-suhm-it, kon-suh-mit ]
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verb (used with object),con·sum·mat·ed, con·sum·mat·ing.
  1. to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.

  2. to complete (an arrangement, agreement, or the like) by a pledge or the signing of a contract: The company consummated its deal to buy a smaller firm.

  1. to complete (the union of a marriage) by the first marital sexual intercourse.

adjective
  1. complete or perfect; supremely skilled; superb: a consummate master of the violin.

  2. being of the highest or most extreme degree: a work of consummate skill; an act of consummate savagery.

Origin of consummate

1
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English (adjective), from Latin consummātus “completed,” past participle of consummāre “to complete, bring to perfection,” from con- con- + summ(a) sum + -āre, infinitive verb suffix

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Opposites for consummate

Other words from consummate

  • con·sum·mate·ly, adverb
  • con·sum·ma·tive, con·sum·ma·to·ry [kuhn-suhm-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /kənˈsʌm əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective
  • con·sum·ma·tor, noun
  • half-con·sum·mat·ed, adjective
  • un·con·sum·mate, adjective
  • un·con·sum·mate·ly, adverb
  • un·con·sum·mat·ed, adjective
  • un·con·sum·ma·tive, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for consummate

consummate

verb(ˈkɒnsəˌmeɪt) (tr)
  1. to bring to completion or perfection; fulfil

  2. to complete (a marriage) legally by sexual intercourse

adjective(kənˈsʌmɪt, ˈkɒnsəmɪt)
  1. accomplished or supremely skilled: a consummate artist

  2. (prenominal) (intensifier): a consummate fool

Origin of consummate

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C15: from Latin consummāre to complete, from summus highest, utmost

Derived forms of consummate

  • consummately, adverb
  • consummation, noun
  • consummative or consummatory, adjective
  • consummator, noun

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