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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
kan
s
meIt
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| inflections: |
consummates, consummating, consummated |
| definition 1: |
to bring to perfection or fulfillment; complete.
They consummated their triumph with a victory parade.- synonyms:
- cap, complete, conclude, crown
- similar words:
- close, culminate, finish, fulfill, perfect, wind up
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| definition 2: |
to complete (a marriage) by the first act of sexual intercourse.
- similar words:
- affirm, confirm, culminate, fulfill, realize, validate
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| related words: |
cap, climax, crown, discharge, end, negotiate |
adverb + (v.)consummate
fully, never, thus
(v.)consummate
+ adverb
soon
(v.)consummate
+ noun
affair, agreement, contract, deal, love, marriage, passion, relationship, trade, union
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| pronunciation: |
kan
s
miht
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| definition 1: |
perfect; complete.
This consummate replica of the Mona Lisa rivals the original in its beauty.- synonyms:
- faultless, flawless, perfect
- similar words:
- absolute, complete, excellent, first-rate, immaculate, superb, superlative, thorough, top-drawer, topflight, topnotch
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| definition 2: |
supremely skilled.
He was a consummate actor, sought after by the best directors in New York City.- synonyms:
- accomplished, expert, finished, great, master
- antonyms:
- crude
- similar words:
- adept, excellent, faultless, first-rate, flawless, masterful, matchless, perfect, proficient, skilled, superb, superlative, topflight, topnotch, ultimate
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| definition 3: |
of the highest order or degree.
With consummate ineptitude, the surgeon sewed the patient's severed finger on backwards.- synonyms:
- complete, supreme, ultimate, utter
- similar words:
- absolute, best, great, main, matchless, maximum, perfect, thorough, total, unmitigated
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| related words: |
blank, classic, meridian, model, regular, ripe, supreme |
(adj.)consummate
+ noun
actor,
actress,
artist,
athlete,
beauty,
businessman,
character,
communicator,
craftsmanship,
diplomat,
ease,
entertainer,
entrepreneur,
gentleman,
grace,
host,
insider,
journalist,
maker,
master,
outsider,
patience,
performer,
player,
politician,
practitioner,
pro,
professional,
professionalism,
reporter,
rider,
salesman,
showman,
skill,
sportsman,
strategist,
subtlety,
survivor,
swimmer,
team,
traveler,
veteran,
warrior
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| derivations: |
consummately (adj.), consummative (adj.), consummatory (adj.), consummator (n.) |
The word consummate
contains the following parts:
sum, summ
Latin
root
that means highest
  Example words:
-ate1
Latin
verb-forming suffix
that means to make, cause, do
More about this word part:
The suffix -ate
primarily forms transitive verbs from Latin bases. Many -ate
verbs were loanwords from Latin. Verbs ending in -ate
combine with the suffix -ion to form nouns ending in -ation. These verbs also have corresponding agent nouns ending in -ator (navigator, dictator, elevator).
Example words:
abbreviate, abdicate, abnegate, accelerate, accommodate, accumulate, activate, adequate, adjudicate, administrate, administrative, administrator, advocate, aerate, affiliate, agglomerate, agglutinate, aggravate, agitate, alienate, allocate, alternate, animate, annihilate, annotate, arrogate, aspirate, assimilate, associate, calibrate, capitulate, cerebrate, circulate, collaborate, collocate, commemorate, complicate, concentrate, congregate, consecrate, consummate, cooperate, coordinate, decapitate, decelerate, decerebrate, decimate, dedicate, dehydrate, deliberate, derogate, desecrate, dictate, disintegrate, dislocate, dissimulate, dissociate, divagate, domesticate, dominate, donate, duplicate, educate, elaborate, elevate, elongate, elucidate, emasculate, emigrate, enervate, enunciate, equate, equivocate, eradicate, evacuate, exasperate, exfoliate, expurgate, fluctuate, formulate, generate, gradate, graduate, gyrate, illuminate, illustrate, implicate, incorporate, indoctrinate, innovate, interpellate, interrogate, irradiate, irrigate, legislate, liberate, locate, mediate, motivate, narrate, navigate, negate, nominate, obliterate, operate, orate, originate, ovulate, palpate, participate, placate, populate, prognosticate, proliferate, radiate, regulate, resonate, rotate, segregate, simulate, subjugate, terminate, vacate, validate, contraindicate
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