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consummate (KAHN suh mayt") (verb), consummates; consummated; consummating
1. To conclude or to bring to completion: Sam was able to consummate a profitable business transaction with the head of the company.
3. Etymology: from Latin consummatus; from consummare, "to sum up, to make up, to complete"; from con-, "intensive" + summa, "highest degree, total".
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Jed consummated a business transaction with the bank for the money he needed to start his automobile dealership.
2. To achieve or to fulfill: Sharon's dream was finally consummated with the publication of her first book.3. Etymology: from Latin consummatus; from consummare, "to sum up, to make up, to complete"; from con-, "intensive" + summa, "highest degree, total".
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com-, co-, cog-, col-, con-, cor-
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em-, emp-, empt-; sump-, -sum-
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sum-, -sum-
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consummate (kuhn SUHM it, KOHN suh muht) (adjective), more consummate, most consummate
1. Complete or perfect in every respect; perfect; faultless; skillful: James, who is just 14 years old, plays the piano with consummate ability and talent.
2. Absolutely terrible or utterly bad: Maggie's brother is considered to be a consummate liar and thief.
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2. Absolutely terrible or utterly bad: Maggie's brother is considered to be a consummate liar and thief.
Go to this Word A Day Revisited Index
so you can see more of Mickey Bach's cartoons.
This entry is located in the following units:
com-, co-, cog-, col-, con-, cor-
(page 5)
em-, emp-, empt-; sump-, -sum-
(page 2)
sum-, -sum-
(page 1)
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“consummate”
To bring to completion; to achieve or to realize; to fulfill. (1)
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Word a Day Revisited Index of Cartoons Illustrating the Meanings of Words
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A reference to being perfect in every way, faultless; or utterly bad. (2)
This entry is located in the following unit:
Word a Day Revisited Index of Cartoons Illustrating the Meanings of Words
(page 24)