consummate

CEFRC1

/ˈkɒnsəmət/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Very skilled or complete.

  2. 02

    verb

    To complete an agreement or marriage.

Examples

  • He is a consummate professional in his field.

  • Mary is a consummate professional.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈkɒnsəmeɪt/
  • /ˈkɒnsjʊmeɪt/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Consummated, completed, perfected, fully accomplished.

  2. Supremely skilled and experienced; highly accomplished; fully qualified.

  3. Complete in every detail, perfect, absolute.

More examples

In context

  • Tom is a consummate professional.

  • The consummate leader cultivates the moral law, […] ; thus it is in his power to control success.

  • the marriage was never consummated

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

First attested in the beginning of the 15ᵗʰ century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English consummat(e) (“(past participle) fulfilled, completed; (adjective) perfect, consummate”), borrowed from Latin cōnsummātus, perfect passive participle of cōnsummō (“to sum up, finish, complete”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from con- (“together”) + summa (“a sum”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix); see sum, summation. Common participial usage up until Early Modern English.