con·sum·mate
(kŏńsə-māt́)
[Middle English consummaten, from Latin cōnsummāre, cōnsummāt-, com-, com-, + summa, sum; see sum1.]
transitive verb: -mat·ed, -mat·ing, -mates.
- To bring to completion or fruition; conclude: consummate a business transaction.
- To realize or achieve; fulfill: a dream that was finally consummated with the publication of her first book.
- To complete (a marriage) with the first act of sexual intercourse after the ceremony.
- To fulfill (a sexual desire or attraction) especially by intercourse.
adjective
- Complete or perfect in every respect: consummate happiness. See synonyms at perfect
- Supremely accomplished or skilled: “Sargent was now a consummate master of brushwork” (Roberta Smith)
- Complete; utter: a consummate bore.
derivatives
- con·suḿmate·ly
- adverb
- cońsum·mátive
- adjective
- cońsum·mátor
- noun
