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1 culminate
culminate ['kʌlmɪ‚neɪt]Astronomy culminer∎ the demonstration culminated in a riot la manifestation s'est terminée en émeute;∎ the excavations culminated in the discovery of a temple les fouilles ont abouti à la découverte d'un temple;∎ the disagreement culminated in the end of their friendship le différend a mis fin à leur amitié -
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3 culminate
((with in) to reach the highest or most important point: The celebrations culminated in a firework display in the local park.) culminer
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culminate — ► VERB 1) (usu. culminate in/with) reach or be a climax or point of highest development. 2) archaic or Astrology (of a celestial body) reach or be at the meridian. DERIVATIVES culmination noun. ORIGIN Latin culminare, from culmen summit … English terms dictionary
culminate in — ˈculminate in [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they culminate in he/she/it culminates in present participle culminating in past tense culminated in … Useful english dictionary
culminate — I verb accomplish, cap, climax, close, complete, conclude, consummate, crown, effect, end, execute, finish, reach a peak, reach the highest point, reach the zenith, terminate, top II index carry (succeed), cease, conclude ( … Law dictionary
culminate — verb Culminate is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑process … Collocations dictionary
culminate — in sth phrasal verb (T) if a process culminates in something, it finally reaches the highest point of development or the most important result: a series of minor clashes culminating in a full scale war … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
culminate — verb ( nated; nating) Etymology: Medieval Latin culminatus, past participle of culminare, from Late Latin, to crown, from Latin culmin , culmen top more at hill Date: 1647 intransitive verb 1. of a celestial body to … New Collegiate Dictionary
culminate — verb a) Of a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude. Their messy breakup culminated in a restraining order. b) To reach the (physical) summit, highest point, peak etc. [ … Wiktionary
culminate — verb two hours and ten minutes of toe tapping merriment culminating in the grandest musical finale on Broadway Syn: come to a climax, come to a head, peak, climax, reach a pinnacle; build up to, lead up to; end with, finish with, conclude with … Thesaurus of popular words
culminate — verb Syn: come to a climax, come to a head, climax, end, finish, conclude, build up to, lead up to … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
culminate — cul|mi|nate [ kʌlmı,neıt ] verb culminate in phrasal verb transitive culminate in something to happen or exist as the final result of a process or situation: A series of financial disasters culminated in the collapse of the country s largest bank … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
culminate — UK [ˈkʌlmɪneɪt] / US [ˈkʌlmɪˌneɪt] verb Word forms culminate : present tense I/you/we/they culminate he/she/it culminates present participle culminating past tense culminated past participle culminated Phrasal verbs: culminate in … English dictionary