culminate C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /ˈkʌlməˌneɪt/ UK /ˈkʌlmɪneɪt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to reach the highest or climactic point of something Years of effort culminated in a single triumphant performance. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to reach the highest or... climaxpeakcrownconcludecrestapex ↔ Opposites beginstart Word family Derived forms culminationculminating Related forms culmen Etymology AI details From Late Latin culminatus, past participle of culminare ('to come to a peak'), from Latin culmen ('top, summit, peak'). culminare Late Latin culmen Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # culminate **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈkʌlməˌneɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkʌlmɪneɪt/ ## Meanings 1. to reach the highest or climactic point of something ## Examples - Years of effort culminated in a single triumphant performance. ## Synonyms - climax - peak - crown - conclude - crest - apex ## Antonyms - begin - start ## Derived Forms - culmination - culminating ## Related Forms - culmen ## Roots and Affixes - Root: culminare - Root: culmen ## Etymology From Late Latin culminatus, past participle of culminare ('to come to a peak'), from Latin culmen ('top, summit, peak'). ## AI Etymology Culminate comes from Late Latin culminatus, past participle of culminare ('to come to a peak'), from Latin culmen ('top, summit, peak'). The etymological trail includes Late Latin culminare and Latin culmen. As a verb, culminate means to reach the highest or climactic point of something. The same family is visible in derived forms such as culmination and culminating and related forms such as culmen. ## Topics - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown