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consummated

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con·sum·mate  (kns-mt)
tr.v. con·sum·mat·ed, con·sum·mat·ing, con·sum·mates
1.
a. To bring to completion or fruition; conclude: consummate a business transaction.
b. To realize or achieve; fulfill: a dream that was finally consummated with the publication of her first book.
2.
a. To complete (a marriage) with the first act of sexual intercourse after the ceremony.
b. To fulfill (a sexual desire or attraction) especially by intercourse.
adj. (kn-smt, kns-mt)
1. Complete or perfect in every respect: consummate happiness. See Synonyms at perfect.
2. Supremely accomplished or skilled: "Sargent was now a consummate master of brushwork" (Roberta Smith).
3. Complete; utter: a consummate bore.

[Middle English consummaten, from Latin cnsummre, cnsummt- : com-, com- + summa, sum; see sum.]

con·summate·ly (kn-smt-l) adv.
consum·mative, con·summa·tory (-sm-tôr, -tr) adj.
consum·mator n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.consummated - brought to completion; "a consummated transaction"
unconsummated - not consummated (especially of a marriage); "an unconsummated marriage can be annulled"


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With respect to any connection between a man and a woman, or a woman and a man, when either of the parties are betrothed, let it be held in utter detestation [1336a] on any pretext whatsoever; but should any one be guilty of such a thing after the marriage is consummated, let his infamy be as great as his guilt deserves.
On the 12th of December, the fate of Astoria was consummated by a regular ceremonial.
This struck me as an evident custom, and a logical one--the seller, who receives, the money, to wet a piece of it in the establishment where the trade was consummated.
 
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