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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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCONSUMMATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCONSUMMATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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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   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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   There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective consummate, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryCONSUMMATE definition in American English - Collins Online...

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   You use consummate to describe someone who is extremely skillful. He acted the part with consummate skill. If two people consummate a marriage or relationship, they make it complete by having sex. His wife divorced him for failing to consummate their marriage. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

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   There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb consummate, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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    A complete guide to the word "CONSUMMATE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of consummate – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge...

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