consummate
consummate1
adjective
/kənˈsʌmət/, /ˈkɒnsəmət/
usually before noun (formal) ​showing great skill; perfect
She was a consummate performer.
He played the shot with consummate skill.
(disapproving) a consummate liar
Collocations
noun
actor/actress
diplomat
ease
consummate2
[verb
/ˈkɒnsəmeɪt/
(formal)
1 ​consummate something to make a marriage or a relationship complete by having sex
The marriage lasted only a week and was never consummated.
TOPICS Life stages C2
2 ​consummate something to make something complete or perfect
Word Origin
late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘completed, accomplished’): from Latin consummat- ‘brought to completion’, from the verb consummare, from con- ‘altogether’ + summa ‘sum total’, feminine of summus ‘highest, supreme’.