culminate

verb

1. 1

   rise to, or form, a summit

   The helmet culminated in a crest

2. 2

   bring to a head or to the highest point

   Seurat culminated pointillism

3. 3

   end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage

   The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace

4. 4

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

5. 5

   reach the highest or most decisive point