culminate

Verb

• rise to, or form, a summit
  • The helmet culminated in a crest
    

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

• reach the highest or most decisive point

• bring to a head or to the highest point
  • Seurat culminated pointillism
    

• end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
  • The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace