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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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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?
CULMINATE definition: 1. If an event or series of events culminates in something, it ends with it, having developed until…. Learn more.
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 meaning: 1. If an event or series of events culminates in something, it ends with it, having developed until…. Learn 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.
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.
There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb culminate. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
CULMINATE definition: 1. to finish with a particular event, or reach a final result after gradual development and often a…. Learn more.
2 senses: 1. to end or cause to end, esp to reach or bring to a final or climactic stage 2. (of a celestial body) to cross the.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of culminate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
