verb
culminate
KUL-mih-nayt/ˈkʌlmɪneɪt/
To reach a final or highest point.
The climbing team's journey culminates at the mountain summit.
Etymology
The summit image first applied in English to a heavenly body reaching its highest altitude. It then became a figurative way to describe a process reaching its highest or final point.
In context
our next Milestone will be our agency decision Milestone uh which would then lead us to a final uh project implementation report in June uh where it will culminate in a Chiefs report in September of 2024
More examples
- The festival culminates with a fireworks display.
- Years of research culminated in a major medical discovery.
- Tension builds throughout the story, culminating in a dramatic confrontation.
Forms
culminate · culminates · culminated · culminating
culmination noun — The final or highest point of something.