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- Dictionaryculminate/ˈkʌlmɪneɪt/
verb
- 1. reach a climax or point of highest development: "weeks of violence culminated in the brutal murder of a magistrate"
- 2. (of a celestial body) reach or be at the meridian: archaic "the star culminates at midnight on about the 30th April"
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Use culminate when you are referring to a crowning moment or a final conclusion: “I want my experiments combining strawberry jam with burnt toast to culminate in a Nobel Prize in Chemistry — or at least a lucrative contract with a major food supplier.”
CULMINATE definition: 1. If an event or series of events culminates in something, it ends with it, having developed until…. Learn more.
The culmination is the end point or final stage of something you've been working toward or something that's been building up. The culmination of your high school career, for example, should be graduation day — and probably not prom night. A culmination isn't just the conclusion.
1. of a celestial body : to reach its highest altitude. During the summer solstice, the sun culminates over the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere. also : to be directly overhead. 2. a. : to rise to or form a summit. … enormous waves culminated and fell with the report of thunder. Frederick Marryat. b.
verb. If you say that an activity, process, or series of events culminates in or with a particular event, you mean that event happens at the end of it. They had an argument, which culminated in Tom getting drunk. [V + in/with] The celebration of the centenary will culminate with a dinner on November 20. [V in/with n]
Culminate definition: to reach the highest point, summit, or highest development (usually followed by in).. See examples of CULMINATE used in a sentence.
culminate (in/with something) to end with a particular result, or at a particular point. Months of hard work culminated in success. Their summer tour will culminate at a spectacular concert in London. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin. Definitions on the go.
1. to reach the highest point or highest development (usu. fol. by in ). 2. to arrive at a final or climactic stage (usu. fol. by in ). 3. to rise to an apex (usu. fol. by in ): a tower culminating in a tall spire. 4. (of a celestial body) to be on the meridian, or reach the highest or the lowest altitude. v.t. 5. to bring to a close.
to finish with a particular event, or reach a final result after gradual development and often a lot of effort: The course culminates in a series of written exams. His career culminated with the post of ambassador to NATO. [ T ] US. to be the final thing in a series of events: The discovery of a body culminated two days of desperate searching.
Culminate definition: To reach the highest point above an observer's horizon. Used of stars and other celestial bodies.
