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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?
to reach the highest point, summit, or highest development (usually followed by in ). to end or arrive at a final stage (usually followed by in ): The argument culminated in a fistfight. to rise to or form an apex; terminate (usually followed by in ): The tower culminates in a tall spire.
Definition of culminate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The verb culminate is used to describe a high point or a climactic stage in a process. For example, the goal of a Major League baseball team is to have their season culminate in a World Series victory.
1.(whenintr, usually foll by in) to end or cause to end, esp to reach or bring to a final or climactic stage. 2.(intransitive) (of a celestial body) to cross the meridian of the observer. Collins English Dictionary.
1. a. To reach the highest point or degree; climax: habitual antagonism that culminated in open hostility. b. To come to completion; end: Years of waiting culminated in a tearful reunion. 2. Astronomy To reach the highest point above an observer's horizon. Used of stars and other celestial bodies. v.tr.
