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culminate in

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cul⋅mi⋅nate

  [kuhl-muh-neyt] verb, -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing.
Use culminate in in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to reach the highest point, summit, or highest development (usually fol. by in).
2. to end or arrive at a final stage (usually fol. by in): The argument culminated in a fistfight.
3. to rise to or form an apex; terminate (usually fol. by in): The tower culminates in a tall spire.
4. Astronomy. (of a celestial body) to be on the meridian, or reach the highest or the lowest altitude.
–verb (used with object)
5. to bring to a close; complete; climax: A rock song culminates the performance.
Origin:
1640–50; < LL culminātus (ptp. of culmināre to come to a peak), equiv. to L culmin- (s. of culmen) peak, top + -ātus -ate 1
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Word Origin & History

culminate 
1647, from L.L. culminatus, pp. of culminare "to crown," from L. culmen (gen. culminis) "peak, summit," contraction of columen (see column).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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