to end with a particular result, or at a particular point; a gun battle which culminated in the death of two police officers.

​the highest point or end of something, usually happening after a long time. The reforms marked the successful culmination of a long campaign.

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective culminate. See 'Meaning & use' for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

[singular] (formal) the highest point or end of something, usually happening after a long time The reforms marked the successful culmination of a long campaign.

Meaning of culminate in English. If an event or series of events culminates in something, it ends with it, having developed until it reaches this point: My ...

to be the final thing in a series of events: The discovery of a body culminated two days of desperate searching.

Culminate definition: to reach the highest point, summit, or highest development (usually followed by in).. See examples of CULMINATE used in a sentence.

2 meanings: 1. to end or cause to end, esp to reach or bring to a final or climactic stage 2. (of a celestial body) to cross.... Click for more definitions.

to choose or collect something from a source or several different sources; an exhibition of paintings culled from regional art galleries.