consummate

Pronunciation

Adjective

• (UK) enPR: kŏn'səmət or kŏn'syo͝omət or kənsŭm'ĭt, IPA ^(key): /ˈkɒnsəmət/ or /ˈkɒnsjʊmət/ or /kənˈsʌmɪt/
• (US) enPR: kŏn'səmət or kənsŭm'ĭt, IPA ^(key): /ˈkɑnsəmət/ or /kənˈsʌmɪt/

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Verb

• (UK) enPR: kŏn'səmāt or kŏn'syo͝omāt, IPA ^(key): /ˈkɒnsəmeɪt/ or /ˈkɒnsjʊmeɪt/
• (US) enPR: kŏn'səmāt, IPA ^(key): /ˈkɑnsəmeɪt/

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Adjective

Positive consummate

Comparative more consummate

Superlative most consummate

1. If a person is consummate, he or she is highly skilled and experienced in doing something.

Verb

Plain form consummate

Third-person singular consummates

Past tense consummated

Past participle consummated

Present participle consummating

1. (transitive) If you consummate a task or goal, you accomplish it.
2. (transitive) If a couple consummates, they make their marriage complete by engaging in first sexual intercourse.

   After the reception, he escorted her to the honeymoon suite to consummate their marriage.