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culminate
verb
rise to, or form, a summit
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 9
- Starts with
- C
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- ULMINAT
- Scrabble score
- 13
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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verb
rise to, or form, a summit
“The helmet culminated in a crest”
verb
bring to a head or to the highest point
“Seurat culminated pointillism”
verb
end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
“The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace”
verb
reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body
verb
reach the highest or most decisive point
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Example Sentences
The helmet culminated in a crest
Seurat culminated pointillism
The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace
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