consummate

[ verb kon-suh-meyt; adjective kuhn-suhm-it, kon-suh-mit ]
/ verb ˈkɒn səˌmeɪt; adjective kənˈsʌm ɪt, ˈkɒn sə mɪt /
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verb (used with object), con·sum·mat·ed, con·sum·mat·ing.

to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
to complete (an arrangement, agreement, or the like) by a pledge or the signing of a contract: The company consummated its deal to buy a smaller firm.
to complete (the union of a marriage) by the first marital sexual intercourse.

adjective

complete or perfect; supremely skilled; superb: a consummate master of the violin.
being of the highest or most extreme degree: a work of consummate skill; an act of consummate savagery.

Origin of consummate

1400–50; late Middle English (adj.) < Latin consummātus (past participle of consummāre to complete, bring to perfection), equivalent to con- con- + summ(a) sum + -ātus -ate1

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British Dictionary definitions for consummate

consummate

verb (ˈkɒnsəˌmeɪt) (tr)

to bring to completion or perfection; fulfil
to complete (a marriage) legally by sexual intercourse

adjective (kənˈsʌmɪt, ˈkɒnsəmɪt)

accomplished or supremely skilled a consummate artist
(prenominal) (intensifier) a consummate fool

Derived forms of consummate

consummately, adverb consummation, noun consummative or consummatory, adjective consummator, noun

Word Origin for consummate

C15: from Latin consummāre to complete, from summus highest, utmost