culminate
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(verb) rise to, or form, a summit; "The helmet culminated in a crest" |
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Related Words: form, shape |
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(verb) bring to a head or to the highest point; "Seurat culminated pointillism" |
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Related Words: end, terminate |
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(verb) end, esp. to reach a final or climactic stage; "The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace" |
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Synonyms: climax |
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Related Words: cease, crown, end, finish, terminate, top |
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(verb) of a celestial body: reach its highest altitude or the meridian |
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Related Words: arrive at, attain, gain, hit, make, reach |
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(verb) reach the highest or most decisive point |
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Related Words: accomplish, achieve, attain, reach |
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