Consummate Definition
kŏnsə-māt
consummated, consummates, consummating
verb
consummated, consummates, consummating
To bring to completion or fulfillment; finish; accomplish.
Webster's New World
To realize or achieve; fulfill.
A dream that was finally consummated with the publication of her first book.
American Heritage
To make (a marriage) actual by sexual intercourse.
Webster's New World
To fulfill (a sexual desire or attraction) especially by intercourse.
American Heritage
To make perfect, achieve, give the finishing touch.
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adjective
Complete or perfect in every way; supreme.
Consummate happiness.
Webster's New World
Very skillful; highly expert.
A consummate liar.
Webster's New World
Supremely accomplished or skilled.
American Heritage
Complete; utter.
A consummate bore.
American Heritage
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Origin of Consummate
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From Latin consummatus, past participle of consummare (“to sum up, finish, complete”), from com- (“together”) + summa (“the sum”) (see sum, summation).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English consummaten from Latin cōnsummāre cōnsummāt- com- com- summa sum sum
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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