culminates - 2 dictionary results
cul⋅mi⋅nate
[kuhl-muh-neyt] 
verb, -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing.–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
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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| cul·mi·nate (kŭl'mə-nāt') v. intr. cul·mi·nat·ed, cul·mi·nat·ing, cul·mi·nates
To bring to the point of greatest intensity or to completion; climax: The ceremony culminated a long week of preparation. [Late Latin culmināre, culmināt-, from Latin culmen, culmin-, summit; see kel-2 in Indo-European roots.] cul'mi·na'tion n. |
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