/ ˈkʌlmɪneɪt; NAmE / verb
[ v ] culminate (in / with sth) ( formal ) to end with a particular result, or at a particular point :
a gun battle which culminated in the death of two police officers
Months of hard work culminated in success.
Their summer tour will culminate at a spectacular concert in London.
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent. (in astronomy and astrology): from late Latin culminat- exalted, from the verb culminare , from culmen summit.