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English verb: culminate | |||
| 1. | culminate (change) end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage | ||
| Samples | The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace. | ||
| Synonyms | climax | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cease, end, finish, stop, terminate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crown, top | ||
| 2. | culminate (change) bring to a head or to the highest point | ||
| Samples | Seurat culminated pointillism. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | end, terminate | ||
| 3. | culminate (social) reach the highest or most decisive point | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accomplish, achieve, attain, reach | ||
| 4. | culminate (motion) reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arrive at, attain, gain, hit, make, reach | ||
| 5. | culminate (change) rise to, or form, a summit | ||
| Samples | The helmet culminated in a crest. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | form | ||
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