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consummate
[ verb kon-suh-meyt; adjective kuhn-suhm-it, kon-suh-mit ]
verb (used with object)
- to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
Synonyms: achieve, accomplish, finish, perfect, complete
- 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.
- to complete (the union of a marriage) by the first marital sexual intercourse.
adjective
- complete or perfect; supremely skilled; superb:
a consummate master of the violin.
Antonyms: unfinished, imperfect
- being of the highest or most extreme degree:
a work of consummate skill; an act of consummate savagery.
consummate
verb
- to bring to completion or perfection; fulfil
- to complete (a marriage) legally by sexual intercourse
adjective
- accomplished or supremely skilled
a consummate artist
- prenominal (intensifier)
a consummate fool
Derived Forms
- conˈsummately, adverb
- ˈconsumˌmative, adjective
- ˌconsumˈmation, noun
- ˈconsumˌmator, noun
Other Words From
- con·summate·ly adverb
- consum·mative con·sum·ma·to·ry [k, uh, n-, suhm, -, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
- consum·mator noun
- half-consum·mated adjective
- uncon·summate adjective
- uncon·summate·ly adverb
- un·consum·mated adjective
- un·consum·mative adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of consummate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of consummate1
Example Sentences
A consummate professional, she turned it into a punchline and continued with the act.
Trump Jr. is also a consummate crybaby, complaining to every camera about every little thing.
Away from Brussels, Mr Barnier began to shed his image of a consummate EU technocrat.
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".
Trying to parse what a consummate liar like Trump "means" with any given utterance is almost always a waste of time.
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