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Meaning of 'consummate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Consummate [ a.]
- Carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect.
2 . Consummate [ v. t. ]
- To bring to completion; to raise to the highest point or degree; to complete; to finish; to perfect; to achieve.

Meaning of 'consummate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . consummate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- fulfill sexually
Example in sentence:
  • consummate a marriage
2 . consummate [ s]
Meaning (2):
- without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
Example in sentence:
  • a complete coward;
  • a consummate fool;
  • a double-dyed villain;
  • a perfect idiot;
  • a thorough nuisance;
  • a thoroughgoing villain;
  • an arrant fool;
  • gross negligence;
  • pure folly;
  • stark staring mad;
  • the unadulterated truth;
  • utter nonsense;
  • what a sodding mess
Meaning (3):
- perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities
Example in sentence:
  • a complete gentleman;
  • a consummate performance;
  • consummate happiness
Meaning (4):
- having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
Example in sentence:
  • a consummate artist;
  • a masterful speaker;
  • a masterly performance of the sonata;
  • a virtuoso performance;
  • consummate skill;
  • masterful technique

Nearby Words:

con con- conacre conarium conation conative conatus concamerate concameration concatenate

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