consummate

[ verb kon-suh-meyt; adjective kuhn-suhm-it, kon-suh-mit ]

verb (used with object)

, con·sum·mat·ed, con·sum·mat·ing.

1. to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.

   Synonyms: achieve, accomplish, finish, perfect, complete

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.

3. 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.

   Antonyms: unfinished, imperfect

2. being of the highest or most extreme degree:

   a work of consummate skill; an act of consummate savagery.

consummate

verb

1. to bring to completion or perfection; fulfil
2. to complete (a marriage) legally by sexual intercourse

adjective

1. accomplished or supremely skilled

   a consummate artist

2. prenominal (intensifier)

   a consummate fool

Derived Forms

• conˈsummately, adverb
• ˈconsumˌmative, adjective
• ˌconsumˈmation, noun
• ˈconsumˌmator, noun

Other Words From

• con·summate·ly adverb
• consum·mative con·sum·ma·to·ry [k, uh, n-, suhm, -, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of consummate¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of consummate¹

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

Example Sentences

A consummate professional, she turned it into a punchline and continued with the act.

From Salon

Trump Jr. is also a consummate crybaby, complaining to every camera about every little thing.

From Salon

Away from Brussels, Mr Barnier began to shed his image of a consummate EU technocrat.

From BBC

White House National Security Council deputy adviser, Jonathan Finer, said on CBS' Face the Nation on Sunday that "we worked to try to get Marc included in the deal that consummated last week".

From BBC

Trying to parse what a consummate liar like Trump "means" with any given utterance is almost always a waste of time.

From Salon

Related Words

• accomplished
• gifted
• polished
• skilled
• superb
• superlative
• talented