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Meaning of 'culminate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Culminate [ a.]
- Growing upward, as distinguished from a lateral growth; -- applied to the growth of corals.
2 . Culminate [ v. i.]
- To reach its highest point of altitude; to come to the meridian; to be vertical or directly overhead.
- To reach the highest point, as of rank, size, power, numbers, etc.

Meaning of 'culminate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . culminate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- bring to a head or to the highest point
Example in sentence:
  • Seurat culminated pointillism
Meaning (2):
- rise to, or form, a summit
Example in sentence:
  • The helmet culminated in a crest
Meaning (3):
- end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
Example in sentence:
  • The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace

Nearby Words:

cul-de-sac culasse culdee culerage culex culiciform culinarily culinary cull culled

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