Verb
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rise to, or form, a summit
"The helmet culminated in a crest"
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reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body
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reach the highest or most decisive point
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bring to a head or to the highest point
"Seurat culminated pointillism"
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end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
"The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace"