Culminate (kŭlm&ibreve_;nāt), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Culminated (-nāt&ebreve_;d); p. pr. & vb. n. Culminating (-nāt&ibreve_;ng.] [L. cuimen top or ridge. See Column.] 1. To reach its highest point of altitude; to come to the meridian; to be vertical or directly overhead.
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As when his beams at noon
Culminate from the equator. Milton.
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2. To reach the highest point, as of rank, size, power, numbers, etc.
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The reptile race culminated in the secondary era. Dana.
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The house of Burgundy was rapidly culminating. Motley.
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