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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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CULMINATE definition: 1. If an event or series of events culminates in something, it ends with it, having developed until…. Learn more.
The meaning of CULMINATE is to reach its highest altitude; also : to be directly overhead. How to use culminate in a sentence. Did you know?
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]
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.”
culminates in or with a particular event, you mean that event happens at the end of it. All you need to know about "CULMINATE" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Definition of culminate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. 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.
CULMINATE meaning: 1. If an event or series of events culminates in something, it ends with it, having developed until…. Learn more.
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. 5. to bring to a close.
CULMINATE definition: 1. to finish with a particular event, or reach a final result after gradual development and often a…. Learn more.
Oct 14, 2024 · culminate (third-person singular simple present culminates, present participle culminating, simple past and past participle culminated) ( intransitive , astronomy ) Of a heavenly body , to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude.
