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   con·sum·mate

   verb

   • 1. make (a marriage or relationship) complete by having sexual intercourse: "they did not consummate their marriage until months after it took place"
   • ▪ complete (a transaction or attempt); make perfect: "his scheme of colonization was consummated through bloodshed"

   adjective

   • 1. showing a high degree of skill and flair; complete or perfect: "she dressed with consummate elegance"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘completed, accomplished’): from Latin consummat- ‘brought to completion’, from the verb consummare, from con- ‘altogether’ + summa ‘sum total’, feminine of summus ‘highest, supreme’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. consummately adverb
   • 2. consummator noun

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   The meaning of CONSUMMATE is extremely skilled and accomplished. How to use consummate in a sentence. Are You Using consummate Correctly?

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   CONSUMMATE definition: 1. perfect, or complete in every way: 2. to make a marriage or romantic relationship complete by…. Learn more.

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   Consummate can be used to describe something good or bad: consummate joy, a consummate liar. To consummate means to bring something to completion, but it often refers specifically to making a marriage complete by having sexual relations.

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   Consummate definition: to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.. See examples of CONSUMMATE used in a sentence.

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   consummate in British English. verb (ˈkɒnsəˌmeɪt ) (transitive) 1. to bring to completion or perfection; fulfil. 2. to complete (a marriage) legally by sexual intercourse. adjective (kənˈsʌmɪt , ˈkɒnsəmɪt ) 3. accomplished or supremely skilled.

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   1. to bring to completion or perfection; fulfil. 2. (Law) to complete (a marriage) legally by sexual intercourse. adj. 3. accomplished or supremely skilled: a consummate artist. 4. (prenominal) (intensifier): a consummate fool.

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   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. Similar definitions. To fulfill (a sexual desire or attraction) especially by intercourse. American Heritage.

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   Definition of consummate adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    CONSUMMATE meaning: 1. to make a marriage or relationship complete by having sex 2. having great skill: . Learn more.

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    Synonyms for CONSUMMATE: skilled, skillful, adept, proficient, experienced, expert, good, virtuoso; Antonyms of CONSUMMATE: amateur, incapable, inexperienced, unskilled, unable, incompetent, inexpert, unqualified