CULMINATE


Meaning of CULMINATE in English

v. 1 intr. (usu. foll. by in) reach its highest or final point (the antagonism culminated in war). 2 tr. bring to its highest or final point. 3 intr. Astron. be on the meridian. culmination n.

[ LL culminare culminat- f. culmen summit ]

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