1. climax, culminate

end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage

Example Sentences:
'The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace'

• climax

2. culminate

bring to a head or to the highest point

Example Sentences:
'Seurat culminated pointillism'

3. culminate

reach the highest or most decisive point

4. culminate

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

5. culminate

rise to, or form, a summit

Example Sentences:
'The helmet culminated in a crest'