consummate

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

Also spelled consumate

US /ˈkɑnsəmət/ UK /kənˈsʌmət/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
showing supreme skill; to complete or perfect

She handled the crisis with consummate skill.

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Synonyms

1 adj · showing supreme skill; to... accomplished perfect supreme masterly complete fulfill accomplish finish

Opposites

amateurish incomplete imperfect unfinished

Word family

Forms consummately

Derived forms consummatelyconsummationconsummatorconsummateness

Related forms sum summitconsummative

Etymology

From Latin consummatus, past participle of consummare ('to bring to completion, sum up'), from con- (intensive) + summa ('sum, total'), from summus ('highest').

consummare Latin summus Latin

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# consummate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈkɑnsəmət/
**IPA (UK):** /kənˈsʌmət/

## Meanings
1. showing supreme skill; to complete or perfect

## Examples
- She handled the crisis with consummate skill.

## Synonyms
- accomplished
- perfect
- supreme
- masterly
- complete
- fulfill
- accomplish
- finish

## Antonyms
- amateurish
- incomplete
- imperfect
- unfinished

## Derived Forms
- consummately
- consummation
- consummator
- consummateness

## Related Forms
- sum
- summit
- consummative

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: consummare
- Root: summus

## Etymology
From Latin consummatus, past participle of consummare ('to bring to completion, sum up'), from con- (intensive) + summa ('sum, total'), from summus ('highest').

## AI Etymology
Consummate is from Latin consummatus, past participle of consummare ('to bring to completion, sum up'), from con- (intensive) + summa ('sum, total'), from summus ('highest'). In present-day use, it means showing supreme skill; to complete or perfect. Derived formations include consummately, consummation, consummator, and consummateness. Related vocabulary includes sum, summit, and consummative.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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