CULMINATE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • rise to, or form, a summit
   Usage Example(s)
   • The helmet culminated in a crest
   Hypernyms(s) culminate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • shape (what does shape mean?)
   • form (what does form mean?)
2. Meaning
   • bring to a head or to the highest point
   Usage Example(s)
   • Seurat culminated pointillism
   Hypernyms(s) culminate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • end (what does end mean?)
   • terminate (what does terminate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • apogee (what does apogee mean?)
   • culmination (what does culmination mean?)
3. Meaning
   • end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
   Synonym(s)
   • climax (what does climax mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace
   Hypernyms(s) culminate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • end (what does end mean?)
   • stop (what does stop mean?)
   • finish (what does finish mean?)
   • terminate (what does terminate mean?)
   • cease (what does cease mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • crown (what does crown mean?)
   • top (what does top mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • climax (what does climax mean?)
   • flood tide (what does flood tide mean?)
   • climax (what does climax mean?)
   • culmination (what does culmination mean?)
   • apogee (what does apogee mean?)
   • culmination (what does culmination mean?)
   • climax (what does climax mean?)
   • culmination (what does culmination mean?)
   • completion (what does completion mean?)
   • culmination (what does culmination mean?)
   • closing (what does closing mean?)
   • windup (what does windup mean?)
   • mop up (what does mop up mean?)
4. Meaning
   • of a celestial body: reach its highest altitude or the meridian
   Hypernyms(s) culminate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • reach (what does reach mean?)
   • make (what does make mean?)
   • attain (what does attain mean?)
   • hit (what does hit mean?)
   • arrive at (what does arrive at mean?)
   • gain (what does gain mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • culmination (what does culmination mean?)
5. Meaning
   • reach the highest or most decisive point
   Hypernyms(s) culminate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • achieve (what does achieve mean?)
   • accomplish (what does accomplish mean?)
   • attain (what does attain mean?)
   • reach (what does reach mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • apogee (what does apogee mean?)
   • culmination (what does culmination mean?)
   • climax (what does climax mean?)
   • culmination (what does culmination mean?)