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con·sum·mate
I. \kənˈsəmə̇t, ˈkän(t)səm-, usu -ə̇d.+V\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English consummat, from Latin consummatus, past participle of consummare to sum up, finish, from com- + -summare (from summa sum) — more at sum
1. archaic : brought to completion : finished
2. : complete in every detail : perfect
< a consummate little model of a clipper ship >
3. : extremely skilled and accomplished : supremely capable or proficient
< a consummate actor >
< a consummate politician >
< a consummate liar >
4.
a. : of the very highest or finest : supremely excellent
< consummate wisdom >
< a consummate performance >
b. : greatest possible : extreme
< consummate treachery >
< consummate cruelty >
• con·sum·mate·ly adverb
II. \ˈkän(t)səˌmāt, usu -ād.+V; “consummated” in the passage “It is consummated” in some versions of the Bible is often pronounced kənˈsəmə̇d.ə̇d or -mə̇tə̇d\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin consummatus
transitive verb
1.
a. : to bring to completion : finish, complete
< consummate a business merger >
< consummate a military alliance >
b. : to bring to the highest point or degree : make perfect
< their happiness was consummated when they bought their house >
c. : to bring about : achieve
< the opportunity to consummate such a desire >
< annexation was consummated by a joint resolution — Oscar Handlin >
2. : to complete (marital union) by the first act of sexual intercourse after marriage
3. obsolete : to put an end to
intransitive verb
: to come to fulfillment or perfection; specifically : to engage in the first act of sexual intercourse after marriage |