consummating

From the verb consummate: (⇒ conjugate)

consummating is: ⓘ

v pres p

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con•sum•mate /v. ˈkɑnsəˌmeɪt; adj. kənˈsʌmɪt, ˈkɑnsəmɪt/   v., -mat•ed, -mat•ing, adj. 
v. [~ + object]

1. to bring to a state of perfection;
   fulfill:
   Her joy was consummated by winning the gold medal in the Olympics.
2. to bring to a state of completion, such as a business agreement;
   complete:
   At last we were able to consummate the deal.
3. Lawmaking to complete (the union of a marriage) by the first marital sexual intercourse.

adj. [before a noun]

4. complete or perfect;
   supremely skilled;
   superb:
   She was a consummate master of the violin.
5. of the highest or most extreme degree;
   utter:
   It was a work of consummate skill.

con•sum•mate•ly, adv. 
con•sum•ma•tion /ˌkɑnsəˈmeɪʃən/  n. [uncountable; countable]
con•sum•ma•tor, n. [countable]
con•sum•ma•to•ry /kənˈsʌməˌtɔri/  adj. 

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con•sum•mate  (v. kon′sə māt′;adj. kən sum′it, kon′sə mit), v., -mat•ed, -mat•ing, adj. 
v.t. 

1. to bring to a state of perfection;
   fulfill.
2. to complete (an arrangement, agreement, or the like) by a pledge or the signing of a contract:
   The company consummated its deal to buy a smaller firm.
3. Lawmaking to complete (the union of a marriage) by the first marital sexual intercourse.

adj. 

4. complete or perfect;
   supremely skilled;
   superb:
   a consummate master of the violin.
5. being of the highest or most extreme degree:
   a work of consummate skill; an act of consummate savagery.

• Latin consummātus (past participle of consummāre to complete, bring to perfection), equivalent. to con- con- + summ(a) sum + -ātus -ate¹
• late Middle English (adjective, adjectival) 1400–50

con•sum′mate•ly, adv. 
con′sum•ma′tive, con•sum•ma•to•ry  (kən sum′ə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē), adj.  con′sum•ma′tor, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. complete, perfect, finish, accomplish, achieve.

Antonyms

• 4. imperfect, unfinished.

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consummate verb / ˈkɒnsəˌmeɪt/(transitive)

1. to bring to completion or perfection; fulfil
2. to complete (a marriage) legally by sexual intercourse

adjective / kənˈsʌmɪt ˈkɒnsəmɪt/

1. accomplished or supremely skilled: a consummate artist
2. (prenominal) (intensifier): a consummate fool

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin consummāre to complete, from summus highest, utmost

conˈsummately adverb

ˌconsumˈmation noun