verb (-nated; -nating) see: hill Date: 1647 intransitive verb to reach its highest altitude, 2. to rise to or form a summit, to reach the highest or a climactic or decisive point, transitive verb to bring to a head or to the highest point
CULMINATE
Meaning of CULMINATE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012