Meaning of culminate

Definition of culminate

(verb) end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage; "The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace"
bring to a head or to the highest point; "Seurat culminated pointillism"
reach the highest or most decisive point
reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body
rise to, or form, a summit; "The helmet culminated in a crest"

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