Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - consummate
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Consummate
consummate
I. adjective Etymology: Middle English consummat fulfilled, from Latin consummatus, past participle of consummare to sum up, finish, from com- + summa sum Date: 1527 1. complete in every detail ; perfect 2. extremely skilled and accomplished a ~ liar a ~ professional 3. of the highest degree ~ skill ~ cruelty • ~ly adverb II. verb (-mated; -mating) Date: 1530 transitive verb 1. a. finish, complete ~ a business deal b. to make perfect c. achieve 2. to make (marital union) complete by sexual intercourse ~ a marriage intransitive verb to become perfected • consummative adjective • consummator noun
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v. & adj. --v.tr. 1 complete; make perfect. 2 complete (a marriage) by sexual intercourse. --adj. complete, perfect; fully skilled (a consummate general). Derivatives consummately adv. consummative adj. consummator n. Etymology: L consummare (as com-, summare complete f. summus utmost) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. книж. превосходный, совершенный, законченный consummate taste —- превосходный вкус consummate skill —- законченное мастерство consummate happiness —- высшее счастье 2. книж. выскококвалифицированный; виртуозный consummate musician —- музыкант-виртуоз consummate liar —- изощренный лжец 3. книж. доводить до конца, завершать 4. книж. осушествить брачные отношения; юр. также консуммировать брак ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. adj. совершенный, законченный a consummate master of his craft - непревзойденный мастер своего дела Syn: see perfect 2. v. 1) доводить до конца, завершать 2) осуществить брачные отношения 3) obs. совершенствовать ...Англо-русский словарь
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(consummating, consummated) 1. You use consummate to describe someone who is extremely skilful. (FORMAL) He acted the part with consummate skill... Those familiar with Sanders call him a consummate politician. ADJ: usu ADJ n 2. If two people consummate a marriage or relationship, they make it complete by having sex. (FORMAL) They consummated their passion only after many hesitations and delays. VERB: V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~1 adj formal 1 very skilful (a great performance from a consummate actress) 2 complete and perfect in every way (a consummate example of Picasso's artistry) 3 used to emphasize how bad someone or something is (a man with a consummate lack of tact) - consummately adv ~2 v formal 1 to make a marriage or a relationship complete by having sex 2 to make something complete or perfect ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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