Definition of consumate
1. consummate [ v ] of marriages
Used in print:(Sexology, 28:1...)
Extreme cases are on record in_which the doctor has had to use instruments to cut through the hymen to permit marital relations_to be consummated .
Synonyms consummate Related Terms carry_through love2. consummate [ v ] make perfect; bring to perfection
Used in print:(The Christian Science Monitor...)
Taking_off his hat and signaling the driver with_it , Mr._Podger stepped into the road , lifted the surprised turtle and consummated its road-crossing with what must have been a breath-taking suddenness .
Synonyms consummate perfect Related Terms carry_through consummation3. consummate [ a ] perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities
Examples:
"a complete gentleman"
"consummate happiness"
"a consummate performance"
4. consummate [ a ] having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
Examples:
"a consummate artist"
"consummate skill"
"a masterful speaker"
"masterful technique"
"a masterly performance of the sonata"
"a virtuoso performance"
5. consummate [ a ] without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
Examples:
"an arrant fool"
"a complete coward"
"a consummate fool"
"gross negligence"
"a perfect idiot"
"pure folly"
"what a sodding mess"
"stark staring mad"
"utter nonsense"
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