culminate meaning and definition

CULMINATE verb

Definition of culminate (verb)

1. end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
   • "The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace"
   • synonyms: climax
2. bring to a head or to the highest point
   • "Seurat culminated pointillism"
3. reach the highest or most decisive point
4. reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body
5. rise to, or form, a summit
   • "The helmet culminated in a crest"