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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Culminate \Cul"mi*nate\ (k[u^]l"m[i^]*n[=a]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Culminated} (-n[=a]`t[eucr]d); p. pr & vb n. {Culminating} (-n[=a]`t[i^]ng.] [L. cuimen top or ridge. See {Column}.] 1. To reach its highest point of altitude; to come to the meridian; to be vertical or directly overhead. As when his beams at noon Culminate from the equator. --Milton. 2. To reach the highest point, as of rank, size, power, numbers, etc The reptile race culminated in the secondary era. --Dana. The house of Burgundy was rapidly culminating. --Motley. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Culminate \Cul"mi*nate\ (k[u^]l"m[i^]*n[asl]t), a. Growing upward, as distinguished from a lateral growth; -- applied to the growth of corals. --Dana. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: culminate v 1: end esp. to reach a final or climactic stage; "The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace" [syn: {climax}] 2: bring to a head or to the highest point; "Seurat culminated pointillism" 3: reach the highest or most decisive point 4: of a celestial body: reach its highest altitude or the meridian 5: rise to or form a summit; "The helmet culminated in a crest"
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