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culminate

/ˈkʌlmɪˌneɪt/ · 9 letters · 9 distinct letters

  1. verb

    end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage

    The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace

  2. verb

    bring to a head or to the highest point

    Seurat culminated pointillism

  3. verb

    reach the highest or most decisive point

  4. verb

    reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body

  5. verb

    rise to, or form, a summit

    The helmet culminated in a crest

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