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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary con·sum·mate
ETYMOLOGY Middle English consummat fulfilled, from Latin consummatus, past participle of consummare to sum up, finish, from com- + summa sum DATE 1527 1. complete in every detail : perfect 2. extremely skilled and accomplished a consummate liar a consummate professional 3. of the highest degree consummate skill consummate cruelty • con·sum·mate·ly adverb
(-mat·ed ; -mat·ing) DATE 1530 transitive verb 1. a. finish , complete consummate a business deal b. to make perfect c. achieve 2. to make (marital union) complete by sexual intercourse consummate a marriage intransitive verb : to become perfected English Etymology consummate 1. consummate (adj.) c.1430, from L. consummatus "perfected, complete," pp. of consummare (see consummation). Of persons, "accomplished, very qualified," from 1640s. Related: Consummately (1610s). 2. consummate (v.) 1520s, "to bring to completion," from L. consummat-, pp. stem of consummare "to sum up, make up, complete, finish" (see consummation). Meaning "to bring a marriage to completion" (by sexual intercourse) is from 1530s. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 consummate con·sum·mate¹ / kEn5sQmEt; 5kCnsEmEt; NAmE 5kB:n- / adjective[usually before noun] (formal) extremely skilled; perfect 技艺高超的；完美的: She was a consummate performer. 她是个技艺非凡的表演者。 He played the shot with consummate skill. 他以高超的技巧投球进篮。 (disapproving) a consummate liar 撒谎高手 • con·sum·mate·ly adv. con·sum·mate² / 5kCnsEmeit; NAmE 5kB:n- / verb ▪ [VN] (formal) 1. to make a marriage or a relationship complete by having sex 圆房；通过性交使(婚姻或两人的关系)圆满: The marriage lasted only a week and was never consummated. 那段婚姻仅维持了一星期,期间从未圆房。 2. to make sth complete or perfect 使完整；使完美 OLT consummate adj. ⇨ impressive Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged con·sum·mate I. \kənˈsəmə̇t, ˈkän(t)səm-, usu -ə̇d.+V\ adjective Etymology: Middle English consummat, from Latin consummatus, past participle of consummare to sum up, finish, from com- + -summare (from summa sum) — more at sum 1. archaic : brought to completion : finished 2. : complete in every detail : perfect < a consummate little model of a clipper ship > 3. : extremely skilled and accomplished : supremely capable or proficient < a consummate actor > < a consummate politician > < a consummate liar > 4. a. : of the very highest or finest : supremely excellent < consummate wisdom > < a consummate performance > b. : greatest possible : extreme < consummate treachery > < consummate cruelty > • con·sum·mate·ly adverb II. \ˈkän(t)səˌmāt, usu -ād.+V; “consummated” in the passage “It is consummated” in some versions of the Bible is often pronounced kənˈsəmə̇d.ə̇d or -mə̇tə̇d\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin consummatus transitive verb 1. a. : to bring to completion : finish , complete < consummate a business merger > < consummate a military alliance > b. : to bring to the highest point or degree : make perfect < their happiness was consummated when they bought their house > c. : to bring about : achieve < the opportunity to consummate such a desire > < annexation was consummated by a joint resolution — Oscar Handlin > 2. : to complete (marital union) by the first act of sexual intercourse after marriage 3. obsolete : to put an end to intransitive verb : to come to fulfillment or perfection; specifically : to engage in the first act of sexual intercourse after marriage |
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