culminateverb/kulmiˈnar/mediumcul·mi·narPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionTo reach the highest point or the end of a process.The ceremony culminated with the awarding of diplomas.The protests culminated in a policy change.synendconcludefinishantbeginstartinitiateCommon collocationsculminate withculminate inculminate in a decisionEtymologyDo latim 'culminare', 'chegar ao cume'.Related wordsculminaçãoculminante