Definition of Culminate

1. Verb. End, especially to reach a final or climactic stage. "The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace"

Exact synonyms: Climax
Specialized synonyms: Crown, Top
Generic synonyms: Cease, End, Finish, Stop, Terminate
Derivative terms: Climax, Climax, Culmination, Culmination, Culmination

2. Verb. Bring to a head or to the highest point. "Seurat culminated pointillism"
Generic synonyms: End, Terminate
Derivative terms: Culmination

3. Verb. Reach the highest or most decisive point.
Generic synonyms: Accomplish, Achieve, Attain, Reach
Derivative terms: Culmination, Culmination

4. Verb. Reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body.
Generic synonyms: Arrive At, Attain, Gain, Hit, Make, Reach
Derivative terms: Culmination

5. Verb. Rise to, or form, a summit. "The helmet culminated in a crest"
Generic synonyms: Form

Definition of Culminate

1. v. i. To reach its highest point of altitude; to come to the meridian; to be vertical or directly overhead.

2. a. Growing upward, as distinguished from a lateral growth; -- applied to the growth of corals.

Definition of Culminate

1. Verb. (intransitive astronomy) Of a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude. ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive) To reach the (physical) summit, highest point, peak etc. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive) To reach a climax; to come to the decisive point (especially as an end or conclusion). ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) To finalize, bring to a conclusion, form the climax of. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Culminate

1. [v -NATED, -NATING, -NATES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Culminate

cullions
cullis
cullises
culls
cully
cullying
cullyism
cullyisms
culm
culmed
culmen
culmens
culmiferous
culminal
culminant
culminate (current term)
culminated
culminates
culminating
culmination
culminations
culming
culms
culotte
culottes
culpa
culpabilities
culpability
culpable
culpable negligence

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