OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 28426

culminate

/ˈkʌl.mɪ.neɪt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
culminar
Of a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude.
culminar
To reach the (physical or figurative) summit, highest point, peak etc.
As when his beams at noon / Culminate from the equator.
The type of Cycads culminated in the Mesozoic
culminar
To reach a climax; to come to a decisive point, especially an end or conclusion.
The class will culminate with a rigorous examination.
Their messy breakup culminated in a restraining order.
desembocar
To finalize, bring to a conclusion, form the climax of.
I would like to know if there are any true moralists who would like to correspond with someone who just instinctively feels there's something wrong somewhere in this unbenevolent w…
The announcement by Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott in Canberra culminated more than a fortnight of intensive political horse-trading.
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