
tr.v., -mat·ed, -mat·ing, -mates.
- To bring to completion or fruition; conclude: consummate a business transaction.
- To realize or achieve; fulfill: a dream that was finally consummated with the publication of her first book.
- To complete (a marriage) with the first act of sexual intercourse after the ceremony.
- To fulfill (a sexual desire or attraction) especially by intercourse.
- Complete or perfect in every respect: consummate happiness. See synonyms at perfect.
- Supremely accomplished or skilled: "Sargent was now a consummate master of brushwork" (Roberta Smith).
- Complete; utter: a consummate bore.
[Middle English consummaten, from Latin cōnsummāre, cōnsummāt- : com-, com- + summa, sum; see sum.]
consummately con·sum'mate·ly (kən-sŭm'ĭt-lē) adv.consummative con'sum·ma'tive or con·sum'ma·to'ry (-sŭm'ə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.
consummator con'sum·ma'tor n.










