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- [kuhl-muh-neyt]
- /ˈkʌl məˌneɪt/
- /ˈkʌl.mɪ.neɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuhl-muh-neyt]
- /ˈkʌl məˌneɪt/
Definitions of culminate word
- verb culminate If you say that an activity, process, or series of events culminates in or with a particular event, you mean that event happens at the end of it. 3
- verb culminate to end or cause to end, esp to reach or bring to a final or climactic stage 3
- verb culminate (of a celestial body) to cross the meridian of the observer 3
- intransitive verb culminate to reach its highest or lowest altitude 3
- intransitive verb culminate to reach its highest point or climax; result (in) 3
- verb transitive culminate to bring to its climax; cap 3
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Origin of culminate
First appearance:
before 1640 One of the 44% oldest English words
1640-50; < Late Latin culminātus (past participle of culmināre to come to a peak), equivalent to Latin culmin- (stem of culmen) peak, top + -ātus -ate1
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Parts of speech for Culminate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
culminate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for culminate
verb culminate
- round off — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- conclude — If you conclude that something is true, you decide that it is true using the facts you know as a basis.
- climax — The climax of something is the most exciting or important moment in it, usually near the end.
- cap — A cap is a soft, flat hat with a curved part at the front which is called a peak. Caps are usually worn by men and boys.
- terminate — to bring to an end; put an end to: to terminate a contract.
Antonyms for culminate
verb culminate
- commence — When something commences or you commence it, it begins.
- create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
- start — to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity.
- begin — To begin to do something means to start doing it.
- open — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
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