Both Uses of
consummate
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
- On that night he had determined to consummate his crimes by my death.†
p. 192.9 *
- Neither yours nor any man's death is needed to consummate the series of my being and accomplish that which must be done, but it requires my own.†
p. 224.7
Definitions:
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(1)
(consummate as in: consummate professional) perfect and complete in every respect; or having a quality to an extreme degree
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Consummate has a specific meaning with regard to completing the process of marrying. The marriage is said to be consummated after the couple has sexual relations.