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Meaning of culminate in English
Pronunciation
/ˈkəlməˌneɪt/
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Verb
culminate
Etymology
mid 17th century (in astronomy and astrology): from late Latin culminat-‘exalted’, from the verb culminare, from culmen‘summit’
Definitions
1.
end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
Examples
« The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace »
2.
bring to a head or to the highest point
Examples
« Seurat culminated pointillism »
3.
reach the highest or most decisive point
4.
of a celestial body: reach its highest altitude or the meridian
5.
rise to, or form, a summit
Examples
« The helmet culminated in a crest »