Culminate meaning

What does “culminate” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“culminate” is a verb with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage.

culminate

verb

  1. end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage

    “The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace”

    Synonymsclimax
  2. bring to a head or to the highest point

    “Seurat culminated pointillism”

  3. reach the highest or most decisive point

  4. reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body

  5. rise to, or form, a summit

    “The helmet culminated in a crest”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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