Synonyms:
culminate, climax
Meaning: end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage; "The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace"
Synonyms:
culminate
Meaning: bring to a head or to the highest point; "Seurat culminated pointillism"
Usage examples
In the year 1920, the student and the statesman saw many indications that the social, financial and industrial troubles that had vexed the United States of America for so long a time were about to culminate in civil war.