culminate

English Thesaurus

1. rise to, or form, a summit (verb.change)

hypernym	:	form,
definition	:	assume a form or shape (verb.change)

2. bring to a head or to the highest point (verb.change)

hypernym	:	end, terminate,
definition	:	bring to an end or halt (verb.change)

3. end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage (verb.change)

hypernym	:	cease, end, finish, stop, terminate,
definition	:	have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical (verb.stative)

hyponym	:	crown, top,
definition	:	be the culminating event (verb.change)

4. reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	arrive at, attain, gain, hit, make, reach,
definition	:	reach a destination, either real or abstract (verb.motion)

5. reach the highest or most decisive point (verb.social)

hypernym	:	accomplish, achieve, attain, reach,
definition	:	to gain with effort (verb.social)

6. bring to a head or to the highest point (verb.change)

derivation	:	apogee, culmination,
definition	:	a final climactic stage (noun.time)

7. end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage (verb.change)

derivation	:	closing, completion, culmination, mop up, windup,
definition	:	a concluding action (noun.act)

derivation	:	climax, culmination,
definition	:	the decisive moment in a novel or play (noun.communication)

derivation	:	climax, flood tide,
definition	:	the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding (noun.event)

derivation	:	apogee, culmination,
definition	:	a final climactic stage (noun.time)

8. reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body (verb.motion)

derivation	:	culmination,
definition	:	(astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon (noun.location)

9. reach the highest or most decisive point (verb.social)

derivation	:	climax, culmination,
definition	:	the decisive moment in a novel or play (noun.communication)

derivation	:	apogee, culmination,
definition	:	a final climactic stage (noun.time)

10. bring to a head or to the highest point (verb.change)

derivation	:	apogee, culmination,
definition	:	a final climactic stage (noun.time)

11. end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage (verb.change)

derivation	:	closing, completion, culmination, mop up, windup,
definition	:	a concluding action (noun.act)

derivation	:	climax, culmination,
definition	:	the decisive moment in a novel or play (noun.communication)

derivation	:	climax, flood tide,
definition	:	the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding (noun.event)

derivation	:	apogee, culmination,
definition	:	a final climactic stage (noun.time)

12. reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body (verb.motion)

derivation	:	culmination,
definition	:	(astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon (noun.location)

13. reach the highest or most decisive point (verb.social)

derivation	:	climax, culmination,
definition	:	the decisive moment in a novel or play (noun.communication)

derivation	:	apogee, culmination,
definition	:	a final climactic stage (noun.time)