Culminate - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈkʌlmɪneɪt|
Brit.
|ˈkʌlmɪneɪt|
verb
- end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage (syn: climax)
- reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body
- rise to, or form, a summit
The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace
- bring to a head or to the highest pointSeurat culminated pointillism
- reach the highest or most decisive point- reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body
- rise to, or form, a summit
The helmet culminated in a crest
Extra examples
A bitter feud culminated months of tension.
...culminated the school year with a trip to New York...
The event culminates in a black tie dinner and concert.
The ceremony culminated a long week of preparation.
Years of waiting culminated in a tearful reunion.
The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace
Seurat culminated pointillism
The helmet culminated in a crest
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: culminate
he/she/it: culminates
present participle: culminating
past tense: culminated
past participle: culminated
I/you/we/they: culminate
he/she/it: culminates
present participle: culminating
past tense: culminated
past participle: culminated
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