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consummate
con·sum·mate C0594400 (kŏn′sə-māt′)tr.v. con·sum·mat·ed, con·sum·mat·ing, con·sum·mates 1. a. To bring to completion or fruition; conclude: consummate a business transaction.b. To realize or achieve; fulfill: a dream that was finally consummated with the publication of her first book.2. a. To complete (a marriage) with the first act of sexual intercourse after the ceremony.b. To fulfill (a sexual desire or attraction) especially by intercourse.adj. (kən-sŭm′ĭt, kŏn′sə-mət)1. Complete or perfect in every respect: consummate happiness. See Synonyms at perfect.2. Supremely accomplished or skilled: "Sargent was now a consummate master of brushwork" (Roberta Smith).3. Complete; utter: a consummate bore. [Middle English consummaten, from Latin cōnsummāre, cōnsummāt- : com-, com- + summa, sum; see sum.] con·sum′mate·ly (kən-sŭm′ĭt-lē) adv.con′sum·ma′tive, con·sum′ma·to′ry (-sŭm′ə-tôr′ē) adj.con′sum·ma′tor n.consummate vb (tr) 1. to bring to completion or perfection; fulfil2. (Law) to complete (a marriage) legally by sexual intercourse adj 3. accomplished or supremely skilled: a consummate artist. 4. (prenominal) (intensifier): a consummate fool. [C15: from Latin consummāre to complete, from summus highest, utmost] conˈsummately adv ˌconsumˈmation n ˈconsumˌmative, consummatory adj ˈconsumˌmator ncon•sum•mate (v. ˈkɒn səˌmeɪt; adj. kənˈsʌm ɪt, ˈkɒn sə mɪt) v. -mat•ed, -mat•ing, adj. v.t. 1. to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill. 2. to bring to a state of completion, as an arrangement or agreement. 3. to complete (the union of a marriage) by the first marital sexual intercourse. adj. 4. complete or perfect; supremely skilled; superb: a consummate master of the violin. 5. of the highest or most extreme degree: a work of consummate skill; an act of consummate savagery. [1400–50; late Middle English (adj.) < Latin consummātus, past participle of consummāre to complete, bring to perfection] con•sum′mate•ly, adv. con′sum•ma`tive, con•sum•ma•to•ry (kənˈsʌm əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj. con′sum•ma`tor, n. consummate Past participle: consummated Gerund: consummating
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consummate | consummate |
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I consummate | you consummate | he/she/it consummates | we consummate | you consummate | they consummate |
Preterite |
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I consummated | you consummated | he/she/it consummated | we consummated | you consummated | they consummated |
Present Continuous |
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I am consummating | you are consummating | he/she/it is consummating | we are consummating | you are consummating | they are consummating |
Present Perfect |
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I have consummated | you have consummated | he/she/it has consummated | we have consummated | you have consummated | they have consummated |
Past Continuous |
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I was consummating | you were consummating | he/she/it was consummating | we were consummating | you were consummating | they were consummating |
Past Perfect |
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I had consummated | you had consummated | he/she/it had consummated | we had consummated | you had consummated | they had consummated |
Future |
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I will consummate | you will consummate | he/she/it will consummate | we will consummate | you will consummate | they will consummate |
Future Perfect |
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I will have consummated | you will have consummated | he/she/it will have consummated | we will have consummated | you will have consummated | they will have consummated |
Future Continuous |
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I will be consummating | you will be consummating | he/she/it will be consummating | we will be consummating | you will be consummating | they will be consummating |
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I have been consummating | you have been consummating | he/she/it has been consummating | we have been consummating | you have been consummating | they have been consummating |
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I will have been consummating | you will have been consummating | he/she/it will have been consummating | we will have been consummating | you will have been consummating | they will have been consummating |
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I had been consummating | you had been consummating | he/she/it had been consummating | we had been consummating | you had been consummating | they had been consummating |
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I would consummate | you would consummate | he/she/it would consummate | we would consummate | you would consummate | they would consummate |
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I would have consummated | you would have consummated | he/she/it would have consummated | we would have consummated | you would have consummated | they would have consummated | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | consummate - fulfill sexually; "consummate a marriage"accomplish, carry out, carry through, fulfil, fulfill, action, execute - put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation" | | 2. | consummate - make perfect; bring to perfectionaccomplish, carry out, carry through, fulfil, fulfill, action, execute - put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation" | Adj. | 1. | consummate - having or revealing supreme mastery or skill; "a consummate artist"; "consummate skill"; "a masterful speaker"; "masterful technique"; "a masterly performance of the sonata"; "a virtuoso performance"masterful, masterly, virtuososkilled - having or showing or requiring special skill; "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade" | | 2. | consummate - perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities; "a complete gentleman"; "consummate happiness"; "a consummate performance"completeperfect - being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish; "a perfect circle"; "a perfect reproduction"; "perfect happiness"; "perfect manners"; "a perfect specimen"; "a perfect day" | | 3. | consummate - without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"arrant, double-dyed, sodding, utter, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, staring, perfect, pure, everlasting, complete, stark, grossunmitigated - not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier; "unmitigated suffering"; "an unmitigated horror"; "an unmitigated lie" |
consummateadjective1. skilled, perfect, supreme, polished, superb, practised, accomplished, tasty (Brit. informal), matchless He acted the part with consummate skill.2. complete, total, supreme, extreme, ultimate, absolute, utter, conspicuous, unqualified, deep-dyed (usually derogatory) He was a consummate liar and exaggerator.verb1. complete, finish, achieve, conclude, perform, perfect, carry out, crown, fulfil, end, accomplish, effectuate, put the tin lid on No one has yet been able to consummate a deal. complete start, begin, initiate, conceive, originate, commence, get under way, inaugurateconsummateverbTo bring or come to a natural or proper end:close, complete, conclude, end, finish, terminate, wind up, wrap up.adjective1. Supremely excellent in quality or nature:absolute, faultless, flawless, impeccable, indefectible, perfect, unflawed.2. Completely such, without qualification or exception:absolute, all-out, arrant, complete, crashing, damned, dead, downright, flat, out-and-out, outright, perfect, plain, pure, sheer, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unbounded, unequivocal, unlimited, unmitigated, unqualified, unrelieved, unreserved, utter.Informal: flat-out, positive.Chiefly British: blooming.Translationsconsummate (ˈkonsəmeit) verb to complete or fulfil. 完成 完成 (-mət) adjective complete; perfect. 完全的,圓滿的 完全的,无缺的 ˌconsumˈmation noun 完成 完成MedicalSeeconsummationConsummate
ConsummateTo carry into completion; to fulfill; to accomplish. A Common-Law Marriage is consummated when the parties live in a manner intended to bring about public recognition of their relationship as Husband and Wife. To consummate an agreement is to carry it out completely, as in a consummated sale. It is to bring to completion whatever was either intended or undertaken to be done. CONSUMMATE. What is completed. A right is said to be initiate, when it is notcomplete; and when it is perfected, it is consummated. consummate
Synonyms for consummateadj skilledSynonyms- skilled
- perfect
- supreme
- polished
- superb
- practised
- accomplished
- tasty
- matchless
adj completeSynonyms- complete
- total
- supreme
- extreme
- ultimate
- absolute
- utter
- conspicuous
- unqualified
- deep-dyed
verb completeSynonyms- complete
- finish
- achieve
- conclude
- perform
- perfect
- carry out
- crown
- fulfil
- end
- accomplish
- effectuate
- put the tin lid on
Antonyms- start
- begin
- initiate
- conceive
- originate
- commence
- get under way
- inaugurate
Synonyms for consummateverb to bring or come to a natural or proper endSynonyms- close
- complete
- conclude
- end
- finish
- terminate
- wind up
- wrap up
adj supremely excellent in quality or natureSynonyms- absolute
- faultless
- flawless
- impeccable
- indefectible
- perfect
- unflawed
adj completely such, without qualification or exceptionSynonyms- absolute
- all-out
- arrant
- complete
- crashing
- damned
- dead
- downright
- flat
- out-and-out
- outright
- perfect
- plain
- pure
- sheer
- thorough
- thoroughgoing
- total
- unbounded
- unequivocal
- unlimited
- unmitigated
- unqualified
- unrelieved
- unreserved
- utter
- flat-out
- positive
- blooming
Synonyms for consummateverb fulfill sexuallyRelated Words- accomplish
- carry out
- carry through
- fulfil
- fulfill
- action
- execute
verb make perfectRelated Words- accomplish
- carry out
- carry through
- fulfil
- fulfill
- action
- execute
adj having or revealing supreme mastery or skillSynonyms- masterful
- masterly
- virtuoso
Related Wordsadj perfect and complete in every respectSynonymsRelated Wordsadj without qualificationSynonyms- arrant
- double-dyed
- sodding
- utter
- thoroughgoing
- unadulterated
- staring
- perfect
- pure
- everlasting
- complete
- stark
- gross
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