Culminate - Definition
culminate
v 1: end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage; "The
meeting culminated in a tearful embrace" [syn: culminate,
climax]
2: bring to a head or to the highest point; "Seurat culminated
pointillism"
3: reach the highest or most decisive point
4: reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial
body
5: rise to, or form, a summit; "The helmet culminated in a
crest"