consummate

Definitions


[ˈkɒns(j)ʊmeɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make (a marriage or relationship) complete by having sexual intercourse
(e.g: they did not consummate their marriage until months after it took place)


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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’


[kənˈsʌmət], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- showing great skill and flair
(e.g: she dressed with consummate elegance)


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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’




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