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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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CULMINATE definition: 1. If an event or series of events culminates in something, it ends with it, having developed until…. Learn more.
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.
Culminate definition: to reach the highest point, summit, or highest development (usually followed by in).. See examples of CULMINATE used in a sentence.
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.”
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]
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.
Culminate definition: To reach the highest point above an observer's horizon. Used of stars and other celestial bodies.
A complete guide to the word "CULMINATE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
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 (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.
