| consummate | (v) fulfill sexually, Example: consummate a marriage |
| consummate | (v) make perfect; bring to perfection |
| consummate | (adj) having or revealing supreme mastery or skill, Syn. masterful, virtuoso, masterly, Example: a consummate artist; consummate skill; a masterful speaker; masterful technique; a masterly performance of the sonata; a virtuoso performance |
| unconsummated | (adj) not consummated (especially of a marriage), Ant. consummated, Example: an unconsummated marriage can be annulled |
| arrant | (adj) without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers, Syn. gross, consummate, sodding, thoroughgoing, complete, pure, staring, utter, double-dyed, stark, unadulterated, perfect, everlasting, Example: 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 thoroughgoing villain; utter nonsense; the unadulterated truth |
| complete | (adj) perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities, Syn. consummate, Example: a complete gentleman; consummate happiness; a consummate performance |
| Consummate | a. [ L. consummatus, p. p. or consummare to accomplish, sum up; con- + summa sum. See Sum. ] Carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect. “A man of perfect and consummate virtue.” Addison. [ 1913 Webster ] The little band held the post with consummate tenacity. Motley [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Consummate | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Consummated p. pr. & vb. n. Consummating ] To bring to completion; to raise to the highest point or degree; to complete; to finish; to perfect; to achieve. [ 1913 Webster ] To consummate this business happily. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Consummately | adv. In a consummate manner; completely. T. Warton. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Inconsummate | a. [ L. inconsummatus. See In- not, and Consummate. ] Not consummated; not finished; incomplete. Sir M. Hale. -- In`con*sum"mate*ness, n. [1913 Webster] |
| Unconsummate | a. Not consummated; not accomplished. [ Obs. ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] |
