CONSUMMATE

complete, arrant(a), consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, stark, staring, thorough, thoroughgoing, utter, unadulterated

(adjective) without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; “an arrant fool”; “a complete coward”; “a consummate fool”; “a double-dyed villain”; “gross negligence”; “a perfect idiot”; “pure folly”; “what a sodding mess”; “stark staring mad”; “a thorough nuisance”; “a thoroughgoing villain”; “utter nonsense”; “the unadulterated truth”

complete, consummate

(adjective) perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities; “a complete gentleman”; “consummate happiness”; “a consummate performance”

consummate, masterful, masterly, virtuoso

(adjective) having or revealing supreme mastery or skill; “a consummate artist”; “consummate skill”; “a masterful speaker”; “masterful technique”; “a masterly performance of the sonata”; “a virtuoso performance”

consummate

(verb) make perfect; bring to perfection

consummate

(verb) fulfill sexually; “consummate a marriage”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

consummate (comparative more consummate, superlative most consummate)

Complete in every detail, perfect, absolute.

Highly skilled and experienced; fully qualified.

Synonyms

• (complete): absolute, complete, perfect, sheer, total, utter; see also total

Verb

consummate (third-person singular simple present consummates, present participle consummating, simple past and past participle consummated)

(transitive) To bring (a task, project, goal etc.) to completion; to accomplish.

(transitive) To make perfect, achieve, give the finishing touch.

(transitive) To make (a marriage) complete by engaging in first sexual intercourse.

(intransitive) To become perfected, receive the finishing touch.

Synonyms

• (bring to completion): complete, finish, round off; see also end

• (give the finishing touch): complete, perfect, top off

• (make a marriage complete)

• (receive the finishing touch): come to a head, mature, ripe

Source: Wiktionary

Con*sum"mate, a. Etym: [L. consummatus, p.p. or consummare to accomplish, sum up; con- + summa sum. See Sum.]

Definition: Carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect. "A man of perfect and consummate virtue." Addison. The little band held the post with consummate tenacity. Motley

Con"sum*mate, v. t. [imp & p. p. Consummated; p. pr & vb. n. Consummating.]

Definition: To bring to completion; to raise to the highest point or degree; to complete; to finish; to perfect; to achieve. To consummate this business happily. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition