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Word: Consummate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
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’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkɒns(j)ʊmeɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
make (a marriage or relationship) complete by having sexual intercourse
Short Definition:make marriage complete by having sex
Examples:- they did not consummate their marriage until months after it took place
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