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   consummate

   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): "the property sale is consummated"

   adjective

   • 1. showing great skill and flair: "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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   What does consummate mean in a movie?

   • You use consummate to describe someone who is extremely skilful. He acted the part with consummate skill. Those familiar with Sanders call him a consummate politician. The film is a well made, atmospheric, consummately acted piece. If two people consummate a marriage or relationship, they make it complete by having sex.

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   What does it mean when two people consummate a marriage?

   • If two people consummate a marriage or relationship, they make it complete by having sex. ...the morning after the consummation of their marriage. To consummate an agreement means to complete it. There have been several close calls, but no one has been able to consummate a deal.

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   What does consummate mean?

   • 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·ma′tor n.

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   What is a consummate liar?

   • Complete or perfect in every way; supreme. Consummate happiness. Very skillful; highly expert. A consummate liar. Supremely accomplished or skilled. Complete; utter. A consummate bore. From Latin consummatus, past participle of consummare (“to sum up, finish, complete”), from com- (“together”) + summa (“the sum”) (see sum, summation).

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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 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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    Learn the meaning of consummate as a verb and an adjective, with synonyms, antonyms, and examples. Consummate can mean to bring to completion, to fulfill, to make perfect, or to make a marriage actual by sexual intercourse.