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title: consummate — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «consummate» in the school dictionary: Showing very great skill; perfect at something: «a consummate musician». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# consummate

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**Who acts:** She, consummate artist, goalkeeper, Toad, He, consummate liar · **What happens:** show, use, complete, make, consummate, be · **To what, where:** great skill, deal, consummate artist, anything, save, Toad

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«consummate» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [consummate in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/consummate.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: adjective, formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Showing very great skill; perfect at something: «a consummate musician».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consummate:m1:1
# text = Showing very great skill; perfect at something: «a consummate musician».
1	Showing	show	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	very	very	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	skill	skill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	perfect	perfect	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	consummate	consummate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	musician	musician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | gerund |  | great skill |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent skill=Recipient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Complete, total – used with a bad quality too: «a consummate liar».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consummate:m2:1
# text = Complete, total – used with a bad quality too: «a consummate liar».
1	Complete	complete	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	total	total	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	compound	_	_
4	–	–	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	_
5	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	quality	quality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	too	too	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	consummate	consummate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	liar	liar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | with a bad quality | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: verb, formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To complete or make perfect: «to consummate a deal».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consummate:m3:1
# text = To complete or make perfect: «to consummate a deal».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	complete	complete	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	perfect	perfect	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	consummate	consummate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	deal	deal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **complete** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn complete-55.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **make** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | perfect *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **consummate** *in a quote* | to-infinitive |  | a deal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is a consummate artist who can draw anything.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consummate:x1:1
# text = She is a consummate artist who can draw anything.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	consummate	consummate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	artist	artist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	draw	draw	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | She | a consummate artist |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **draw** | can | a consummate artist | anything |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The goalkeeper made the save with consummate ease.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consummate:x2:1
# text = The goalkeeper made the save with consummate ease.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	goalkeeper	goalkeeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	save	save	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	consummate	consummate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	ease	ease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the goalkeeper | the save |  |  |  | with consummate ease | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset save=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Toad thought himself a consummate actor in his washerwoman disguise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consummate:x3:1
# text = Toad thought himself a consummate actor in his washerwoman disguise.
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	consummate	consummate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	actor	actor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	washerwoman	washerwoman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	disguise	disguise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | Toad | Toad |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot himself=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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He was a consummate liar who fooled everybody.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consummate:x4:1
# text = He was a consummate liar who fooled everybody.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	consummate	consummate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	liar	liar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	fooled	fool	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	everybody	everybody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | He | a consummate liar |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fool** | past | a consummate liar | everybody |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everybody=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two companies consummated the deal last week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consummate:x5:1
# text = The two companies consummated the deal last week.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	companies	company	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	consummated	consummate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	deal	deal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consummate** | past | the two companies | the deal |  |  | week |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The magician performed the trick with consummate skill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consummate:x6:1
# text = The magician performed the trick with consummate skill.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	magician	magician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	performed	perform	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	trick	trick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	consummate	consummate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	skill	skill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **perform** | past | the magician | the trick |  |  |  | with consummate skill | vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trick=Theme |

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