Cumulate vs Culminate - What's the difference?
cumulate | culminate |
To accumulate; to amass.
To be accumulated.
(geology) An igneous rock formed by the accumulation of crystals from a magma either by settling or floating.
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(astronomy) Of a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude.
To reach the (physical) summit, highest point, peak etc.
* Milton
* Dana
* Motley
To reach a climax; to come to the decisive point (especially as an end or conclusion).
To finalize, bring to a conclusion, form the climax of.
* 2010 , "By the skin of her teeth", The Economist , 7 Sep 2010:
In transitive terms the difference between cumulate and culminate
is that cumulate is to accumulate; to amass while culminate is to finalize, bring to a conclusion, form the climax of.In intransitive terms the difference between cumulate and culminate
is that cumulate is to be accumulated while culminate is to reach a climax; to come to the decisive point (especially as an end or conclusion).As an adjective cumulate
is accumulated, agglomerated, amassed.As a noun cumulate
is an igneous rock formed by the accumulation of crystals from a magma either by settling or floating.cumulate
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(cumulat)Noun
(en noun)culminate
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(culminat)- As when his beams at noon / Culminate from the equator.
- The reptile race culminated in the secondary era.
- The house of Burgundy was rapidly culminating .
- Their messy breakup culminated in a restraining order.
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New York Times
Mr. Bush has been marking the fifth anniversary of Sept. 11 with a series of speeches about terrorism that culminated with his televised address last night.
- The class will culminate with a rigorous examination.
- The announcement by Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott in Canberra culminated more than a fortnight of intensive political horse-trading.