culminate[verb]Synonyms: end up, climax, close, come to a climax, come to a head, conclude, finish, wind up
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
cul‧mi‧nate /ˈkʌlməneɪt, ˈkʌlmɪneɪt/
verb[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Late Latin;
Origin: past participle of culminare, from Latin culmen 'top']
culminate in/with something phrasal verb if a process culminates in or with a particular event, it ends with that event:
A series of events for teachers and students will culminate in a Shakespeare festival next year. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲