I. ˈkän(t)-sə-mət, kən-ˈsə-mət adjective
Etymology: Middle English consummat fulfilled, from Latin consummatus, past participle of consummare to sum up, finish, from com- + summa sum
Date: 1527
1. : complete in every detail : perfect
2. : extremely skilled and accomplished
a consummate liar
a consummate professional
3. : of the highest degree
consummate skill
consummate cruelty
• con·sum·mate·ly adverb
II. ˈkän(t)-sə-ˌmāt verb
( -mat·ed ; -mat·ing )
Date: 1530
transitive verb
1.
a. : finish , complete
consummate a business deal
b. : to make perfect
c. : achieve
2. : to make (marital union) complete by sexual intercourse
consummate a marriage
intransitive verb
: to become perfected
• con·sum·ma·tive ˈkän(t)-sə-ˌmā-tiv, kən-ˈsə-mə-tiv adjective
• con·sum·ma·tor ˈkän(t)-sə-ˌmāt-ər noun