verb (used with object),con·sum·mat·ed,con·sum·mat·ing.
to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
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.
being of the highest or most extreme degree: a work of consummate skill; an act of consummate savagery.
Origin of consummate
1400–50; late Middle English (adj.) <Latin consummātus (past participle of consummāre to complete, bring to perfection), equivalent to con-con- + summ(a) sum + -ātus-ate1
SYNONYMS FOR consummate
1 complete, perfect, finish, accomplish, achieve.
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ANTONYMS FOR consummate
4 imperfect, unfinished.
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OTHER WORDS FROM consummate
con·sum·mate·ly,adverbcon·sum·ma·tive,con·sum·ma·to·ry[kuhn-suhm-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /kənˈsʌm əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectivecon·sum·ma·tor,nounhalf-con·sum·mat·ed,adjective
They also highlight the city’s inability to nail down where millions of dollars in the transaction ended up years after the deal was consummated.
The City Doesn’t Know Where $14M in Ash Street Deal Went|Lisa Halverstadt|September 26, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Mike is a consummate organizer, and I emulate a whole bunch of elements from his playbook.
How (and Why) to Execute the Perfect Canoe Portage|Alex Hutchinson|September 9, 2020|Outside Online
Indeed, protecting discrimination is the sole area where this consummate yes-man has shown notable leadership.
Harris should make Pence’s bigotry an issue|James Driscoll|August 28, 2020|Washington Blade
We believe from a management and Board perspective this is a unique deal of a decade opportunity with a price tag that could easily be consummated.
‘Deal of a decade’: How buying TikTok could transform Microsoft|Lance Lambert|August 25, 2020|Fortune
Wood said the Civic Center Plaza transaction was ultimately consummated in June because the trustees wound up requesting an extension of their own to allow them to take advantage of a tax benefit.
The Deal Before the 101 Ash St. Debacle Helps Explain How We Got Here|Lisa Halverstadt and Jesse Marx|August 24, 2020|Voice of San Diego
If it sounds as though Scott is a consummate politician, skilled at avoiding controversy, think again.
Democratic Africa Gets Its First White Leader|Nico Hines|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Like Biden, Klain is a consummate fixer, with Georgetown and Harvard Law School degrees thrown in for good measure.
Where There’s Trouble, You’ll Usually Find Joe Biden|Lloyd Green|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
David, the consummate suitor, naturally pulled out all the stops to woo his lady love.
Victoria and David Beckham Celebrate Their 15th Wedding Anniversary|Erin Cunningham|July 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
First-time candidate and full-time economics professor Dave Brat decisively defeated the consummate pol by a 55 to 45 margin.
Tea Party Cannibalizes Cantor|John Avlon|June 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The monarch, the consummate PR, the head of the nation, had been supremely outplayed on her home territory.
If Kate Middleton’s Butt Could Speak: It’s Time Royal Princesses Led Visible, Voluble Public Lives|Tim Teeman|June 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So far can a fine fastidiousness, allied to a sentiment of compassion, go towards making a man a consummate hypocrite.
Mercy Philbrick's Choice|Helen Hunt Jackson
She reproached herself for imagining it was possible to consummate a revenge on man by such means.
Carnival|Compton Mackenzie
The notion that the Book of Daniel could only have been written by a statesman or a consummate politician is mere fancy.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Daniel|F. W. Farrar
With consummate indolence, he turned to Mortimer, inquiring: 'And who may this other person be?'
Our Mutual Friend|Charles Dickens
Where else should we look for the brilliant lucidity and consummate point which Voltaire has given us?
Landmarks in French Literature|G. Lytton Strachey
British Dictionary definitions for consummate
consummate
verb (ˈkɒnsəˌmeɪt) (tr)
to bring to completion or perfection; fulfil
to complete (a marriage) legally by sexual intercourse
adjective (kənˈsʌmɪt, ˈkɒnsəmɪt)
accomplished or supremely skilleda consummate artist