consummate
/ˈkɒnsəmət/KON-suh-muht
/ˈkɑnsəmət/KAHN-suh-muht
Meaningbrought to the highest point
Common meaning: perfect, complete
Other meanings: to complete
- conwith, together; thoroughly
- summhighestLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1811 · scan
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
‘with, together’ + ‘highest’ → consummate
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin summus ‘highest’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry summus, p. 1811 · dictionary scan
Roots
- summus, -a, -um Latin “highest”
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