culminate

verbs

end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage

"The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace"

climax, culminate

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bring to a head or to the highest point

"Seurat culminated pointillism"

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bring to an end or halt

"She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"

end, terminate

reach the highest or most decisive point

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to gain with effort

"she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

accomplish, achieve, attain, reach

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

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reach a destination, either real or abstract

"We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"

arrive at, attain, gain, hit, make, reach

rise to, or form, a summit

"The helmet culminated in a crest"

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assume a form or shape

"the water formed little beads"

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