culminate
Definitions
Verb
- End, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
- Bring to a head or to the highest point
- Reach the highest or most decisive point
- Reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body
- Rise to, or form, a summit
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "culminate".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | culminates | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | culminate | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | culminated | 4 | 2 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "culminate".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cultivate | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | collaborate | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | commemorate | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | extricate | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | commiserate | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | excoriate | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | calibrate | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | captivate | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | carbonate | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | castigate | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | chlorinate | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | cogenerate | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | copulate | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | counterweight | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | cowperthwaite | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | crenelate | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | equivocate | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | explicate | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | koreagate | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | oxygenate | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "culminate".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | eliminate | 4 | 26 |
| 2 | climate | 2 | 26 |
| 3 | eliminated | 5 | 22 |
| 4 | cultivated | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | culminates | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | culmination | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | eliminates | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | laminate | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | cultivate | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | culminated | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | culminating | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | laminated | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | fulminate | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | illuminate | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | cultivates | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | ruminate | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | ruminated | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | laminates | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | cullinane | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | urinate | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "culminate" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "culminate" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "culminate" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "culminate".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 3
Sound Alikes: 20
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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