CONSUMMATE


Meaning of CONSUMMATE in English

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

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.