CULMINATE

culminate

(verb) rise to, or form, a summit; “The helmet culminated in a crest”

culminate

(verb) bring to a head or to the highest point; “Seurat culminated pointillism”

culminate, climax

(verb) end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage; “The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace”

culminate

(verb) reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body

culminate

(verb) reach the highest or most decisive point

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

culminate (third-person singular simple present culminates, present participle culminating, simple past and past participle culminated)

(intransitive, astronomy) Of a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude.

(intransitive, also, figuratively) To reach the (physical) summit, highest point, peak etc.

Synonym: peak

(intransitive, figuratively) To reach a climax; to come to the decisive point (especially as an end or conclusion).

(transitive) To finalize, bring to a conclusion, form the climax of.

Adjective

culminate (not comparable)

(anatomy) Relating to the culmen

Source: Wiktionary

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Cul"mi*nate (kl"m-nt), v. i. [imp. & p.p. Culminated (-n`td); p. pr. & vb. n. Culminating (-n Etym: [L. cuimen top or ridge. See Column.]

1. To reach its highest point of altitude; to come to the meridian; to be vertical or directly overhead. As when his beams at noon Culminate from the equator. Milton.

2. To reach the highest point, as of rank, size, power, numbers, etc. The reptile race culminated in the secondary era. Dana. The house of Burgundy was rapidly culminating. Motley.

Cul"mi*nate (kl"m-nt), a.

Definition: Growing upward, as distinguished from a laterral growth; -- applied to the growth of corals. Dana.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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