consummatoryadj.

Brit.

/kənˈsʌmət(ə)ri/,

/ˌkɒns(j)ᵿˈmeɪt(ə)ri/, U.S.

/kənˈsəmətɔri/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: consummate v., -ory suffix².

Etymology: < consummate v. + -ory suffix². Compare post-classical Latin consummatorius that completes or perfects (c400). Compare earlier consummating adj., consummative adj., and also consummator n.

1. = consummative adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > completing > [adjective]

consummating1582

teleiotical1601

complemental1602

crowning1604

consummative1614

consummatory1623

completing1656

completory1659

telesiurgic1662

completive1677

finishing1705

teleiotic1705

accompletive1826

finial1888

1623 F. Rous Oile of Scorpions 262 (margin) The only consummatory meanes to set all in order.

1648 C. Walker Relations & Observ. ii. 147 Secret Examinations..some preparatory only..and some consummatory, laying the Axe to the root at the first blow.

1845 G. S. Faber Eight Diss. I. v. ii. 357 Unless we allow the preparatory and shadowy Levitical Church to be privileged infinitely above the consummatory and substantial Christian Church [etc.].

1959 Times 26 May 13/3 Hakim..dedicates himself to the task of finding the hundredth, all-inclusive and consummatory name of Allah.

1992 J. H. Hagstrum Esteem enlivened by Desire xi. 316 Romeo's language..[transforms] from the..conventional, and effectually unsuccessful to the flexibly lyrical and erotically consummatory.

2. Physiology and Psychology. Designating an action that has direct survival value to an individual or a species, or that completes a behavioural sequence; relating to such an action.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > psychology > experimental psychology > stimulus-response > response > [adjective] > preparatory

consummatory1906

1906 C. S. Sherrington Integrative Action Nerv. Syst. ix. 332 The consummatory acts led up to are such—e.g. seizure of prey, escape from enemies, attainment of sexual conjugation, etc.—as involve the very existence of the individual and the species.

1932 E. C. Tolman Purposive Behavior xviii. 272 The final state of physiological quiescence to be reached by commerce with the consummatory object.

1982 R. Hinde Ethology (1986) ii. §iv. 51 This stimulus causes a switch of his internal state from ‘sex’ to ‘territorial defence’... Such stimuli, perceived as a consequence of a behavioural sequence and bringing it to an end, are called ‘consummatory’ stimuli.

2007 Jrnl. Neurol. Sci. 253 3/1 The reactions to distance receptors often involve the musculature of the animal as a whole, mediating complex actions that are preliminary to consummatory reactions such as eating, mating, and avoiding danger.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	consummatory
释义	consummatoryadj. Brit. /kənˈsʌmət(ə)ri/, /ˌkɒns(j)ᵿˈmeɪt(ə)ri/, U.S. /kənˈsəmətɔri/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: consummate v., -ory suffix². Etymology: < consummate v. + -ory suffix². Compare post-classical Latin consummatorius that completes or perfects (c400). Compare earlier consummating adj., consummative adj., and also consummator n. 1. = consummative adj. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > completing > [adjective] consummating1582 teleiotical1601 complemental1602 crowning1604 consummative1614 consummatory1623 completing1656 completory1659 telesiurgic1662 completive1677 finishing1705 teleiotic1705 accompletive1826 finial1888 1623 F. Rous Oile of Scorpions 262 (margin) The only consummatory meanes to set all in order. 1648 C. Walker Relations & Observ. ii. 147 Secret Examinations..some preparatory only..and some consummatory, laying the Axe to the root at the first blow. 1845 G. S. Faber Eight Diss. I. v. ii. 357 Unless we allow the preparatory and shadowy Levitical Church to be privileged infinitely above the consummatory and substantial Christian Church [etc.]. 1959 Times 26 May 13/3 Hakim..dedicates himself to the task of finding the hundredth, all-inclusive and consummatory name of Allah. 1992 J. H. Hagstrum Esteem enlivened by Desire xi. 316 Romeo's language..[transforms] from the..conventional, and effectually unsuccessful to the flexibly lyrical and erotically consummatory. 2. Physiology and Psychology. Designating an action that has direct survival value to an individual or a species, or that completes a behavioural sequence; relating to such an action. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > psychology > experimental psychology > stimulus-response > response > [adjective] > preparatory consummatory1906 1906 C. S. Sherrington Integrative Action Nerv. Syst. ix. 332 The consummatory acts led up to are such—e.g. seizure of prey, escape from enemies, attainment of sexual conjugation, etc.—as involve the very existence of the individual and the species. 1932 E. C. Tolman Purposive Behavior xviii. 272 The final state of physiological quiescence to be reached by commerce with the consummatory object. 1982 R. Hinde Ethology (1986) ii. §iv. 51 This stimulus causes a switch of his internal state from ‘sex’ to ‘territorial defence’... Such stimuli, perceived as a consequence of a behavioural sequence and bringing it to an end, are called ‘consummatory’ stimuli. 2007 Jrnl. Neurol. Sci. 253 3/1 The reactions to distance receptors often involve the musculature of the animal as a whole, mediating complex actions that are preliminary to consummatory reactions such as eating, mating, and avoiding danger. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1623
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