v.
/
ˈkɒnsjʊmeɪt,
-sə-/
- make (a marriage or relationship) complete by having sexual intercourse.
- complete (a transaction).
adj.
/
kənˈsʌmət,
ˈkɒnsʌmət/
showing great skill and flair.
Derivative
- consummately adv.
- consummation n.
- consummator n.
Etymology
ME: from L. consummat-, consummare ‘bring to completion’, from con- ‘altogether’ + summa ‘sum total’, fem. of summus ‘highest, supreme’.