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culminate
cul·mi·nate / ˈkəlməˌnāt/ • v. [intr.] reach a climax or point of highest development: the tensions and disorders which culminated in World War II. ∎ [tr.] be the climax or point of highest development of. ∎ Astron. Astrol. (of a celestial body) reach the highest point at the meridian. |
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"culminate." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "culminate." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-culminate.html "culminate." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-culminate.html |
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culminate in astronomy, the maximum height in the sky reached by a celestial body on a given day. At the culminate the body is crossing the observer's celestial meridian and is said to be in upper transit . |
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"culminate." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "culminate." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-culminat.html "culminate." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-culminat.html |
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culminate XVII. f. pp. stem of late L. culmināre exalt, extol, f. culmen, culmin- summit, acme; see -ATE 3.
So culmination XVII. |
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T. F. HOAD. "culminate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "culminate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-culminate.html T. F. HOAD. "culminate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-culminate.html |
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culminate
•agnate, magnate
•incarnate, khanate
•impregnate
•coordinate, subordinate
•decaffeinate • paginate • originate
•oxygenate
•cachinnate, machinate
•pollinate
•contaminate, laminate
•disseminate, ingeminate, inseminate
•discriminate, eliminate, incriminate, recriminate
•abominate, dominate, nominate
•illuminate, ruminate
•fulminate • culminate
•exterminate, germinate, terminate, verminate
•marinate • peregrinate • indoctrinate
•chlorinate • urinate
•assassinate, deracinate, fascinate
•vaccinate • hallucinate • Latinate
•procrastinate • predestinate
•agglutinate • rejuvenate • resinate
•designate • cognate • neonate
•lunate • alienate • carbonate
•hibernate • odonate • hyphenate
•emanate
•impersonate, personate
•fractionate • detonate • intonate
•consternate • alternate • Italianate
•resonate
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"culminate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "culminate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-culminate.html "culminate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-culminate.html |
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