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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Culminate \Cul"mi*nate\ (k[u^]l"m[i^]*n[=a]t), v. i. [imp. & p.
     p. {Culminated} (-n[=a]`t[e^]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.
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              As when his beams at noon
              Culminate from the equator.           --Milton.
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     2. To reach the highest point, as of rank, size, power,
        numbers, etc.
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              The reptile race culminated in the secondary era.
                                                    --Dana.
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              The house of Burgundy was rapidly culminating.
                                                    --Motley.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  culminate
       v 1: end, especially 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"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  44 Moby Thesaurus words for "culminate":
     button up, cap, carry to completion, clean up, climax, close out,
     close up, complete, conclude, consummate, crest, crown, develop,
     do to perfection, end, finalize, finish, finish off, finish up,
     frost, get done, get it over, get through, get through with, head,
     ice, improve, mature, mop up, outtop, overarch, overtop, peak,
     perfect, ripen, round out, surmount, terminate, tip, top, top off,
     top out, wind up, wrap up
  
  

















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