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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?
Culminate definition: to reach the highest point, summit, or highest development (usually followed by in).. See examples of CULMINATE used in a sentence.
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.
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]
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.
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.
CULMINATE definition: 1. to finish with a particular event, or reach a final result after gradual development and often a…. Learn more.
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Definition of culminate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
