culminate
verb
cul·mi·nate
ˈkəl-mə-ˌnāt
culminated; culminating
1
of a celestial body
: to reach its highest altitude
During the summer solstice, the sun culminates over the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere.
also
: to be directly overhead
2
a
: to rise to or form a summit
… enormous waves culminated and fell with the report of thunder.—Frederick Marryat
b
: to reach the highest or a climactic or decisive point
Her long acting career culminated when she won the Oscar.
: to bring to a head or to the highest point
The contract culminated weeks of negotiations.
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