Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
cap (off) climax crownhachure
EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryEnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryExamples
- //A bitter feud culminated months of tension.
- //culminated the school year with a trip to New York
First Known Use
1647, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1History and Etymology
Medieval Latin culminatus, past participle of culminare, from Late Latin, to crown, from Latin culmin-, culmen top — more at hillculminate
verb
Synonyms
- to bring to a triumphant conclusion //culminated the school year with a trip to New YorkExamples
- //A bitter feud culminated months of tension.
- //culminated the school year with a trip to New York
First Known Use1647, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1History and EtymologyMedieval Latin culminatus, past participle of culminare, from Late Latin, to crown, from Latin culmin-, culmen top — more at hillculminateverbSynonyms
- to bring to a triumphant conclusion //culminated the school year with a trip to New YorkExamples
- //A bitter feud culminated months of tension.
- //culminated the school year with a trip to New York
First Known Use1647, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1History and EtymologyMedieval Latin culminatus, past participle of culminare, from Late Latin, to crown, from Latin culmin-, culmen top — more at hillculminateverbSynonyms
- to bring to a triumphant conclusion //culminated the school year with a trip to New YorkExamples
- //A bitter feud culminated months of tension.
- //culminated the school year with a trip to New York
First Known Use1647, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1History and EtymologyMedieval Latin culminatus, past participle of culminare, from Late Latin, to crown, from Latin culmin-, culmen top — more at hill