culminate
culminate
Definition
cul·mi·nate (kul′mə nāt′)
intransitive verb -·nat′ed, -·nat′·ing
- to reach its highest or lowest altitude: said of a celestial body
- to reach its highest point or climax; result (in)
Etymology: < ML culminatus, pp. of culminare < L culmen (gen. culminis), peak, summit, contr. of columen: see column
transitive verb
to bring to its climax; cap
culminate
Synonyms
culminate
Usage Examples
Object
- evening: The evening culminated in the presentation of the Textron Trophy for Achievements in Cricket Groundsmanship to a very surprised Geoff Swift.
- project: The project culminated in a workshop on ' Future Visions for Resource Use ' in March 2001.
- week: The week culminated in a polished performance by participants at Manchester's creative hide out, the Circle Club.
- workshop: The workshops culminated in the building of giant Ravana images in collaboration with Scottish artists.
- point: It was the culminating point of the first phase of his dictatorship.
- campaign: The Democratic campaign culminated at its convention in Chicago.
Preposition: with
- dinner: The season culminates with the annual club dinner at which the coursing trophies for the current season are presented.
- exhibition: The documentary culminates with the exhibition, which has now been seen by 25,000 visitors from the UK and Europe.
- presentation: The project runs from April through to November 2003, when it will culminate with a presentation to Members of Parliament.
- performance: Provisional dates are Monday 22 nd to Friday 27 th July culminating with a performance on Saturday 28 th July.
Used with why or when
- when: He sees the editioning of this piece as an ongoing process, culminating when the entire edition is sold.
Modifying Another Word
- eventually: Ideally, this will eventually culminate in the running of a Parliaments and Legislatures conference and/or thematic workshops.
- finally: That internal change of concepts and ideas, permeating ever-larger social strata, finally culminates in the violent upheaval known as revolution.
- all: This all culminates in the glorious 2000 debut Nothing Changes Under The Sun.
Preposition: in
- finale: There are many race categories culminating in the grand finale of the men's elite race.
- dissertation: The program culminates in a dissertation on a topic of the student's choice.
- procession: Carnival week is the 1st full week in August and culminates in a grand procession with many amusing floats on topical themes.
- exhibition: This will culminate in an exhibition later in the year.
- concert: Each course culminates in concerts at the UK's finest concert halls.
- assassination: A series of disasters culminated in the assassination of General Gordon at Khartoum.
