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Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : verb kon-suh-meyt; adjective kuhn-suhm-it, kon-suh-mit
Phonetic Transcription : verb ˈkɒn səˌmeɪt; adjective kənˈsʌm ɪt, ˈkɒn sə mɪt



Definition of consummate

Origin :
  • mid-15c., from Latin consummatus "perfected, complete," past participle of consummare "sum up, complete" (see consummation). Of persons, "accomplished, very qualified," from 1640s. Related: Consummately.
  • adj ultimate, best
  • verb achieve, finish
Example sentences :
  • Larry la Roche had been a counterfeiter and was a consummate penman.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Langdon was a consummate trainer, a student of horse character.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • He has conducted the thing with consummate skill—has not made a mistake yet.
  • Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • These difficulties were too obvious to create any embarrassment to so consummate a deceiver.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • He was a consummate master in the art of skating—that was evident.
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
  • Kaiser William, however, played his cards with consummate skill.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various
  • I will consummate with you the sole marriage that my heart desires.
  • Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
  • In fact, your hypocrisy was so consummate that I never suspected it.
  • Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
  • And it is quite absurd to speak of Franklin as "the consummate Christian of his time."
  • Extract from : « Benjamin Franklin » by Paul Elmer More
  • For the perpetration of the most consummate piece of literary scoundrelism on record.
  • Extract from : « Audrey Craven » by May Sinclair

Synonyms for consummate

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