culminates

verb

rise to, or form, a summit

reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body

reach the highest or most decisive point

bring to a head or to the highest point

end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage

Roots

culmenculmin- · Latin · summit, peak

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