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culminate vs finish

finish vs culminate

culminate is not a noun while finish is a noun.

culminate and finish both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
culminate No No Yes No
finish Yes No Yes No
As verbs, finish is a hypernym of culminate; that is, finish is a word with a broader meaning than culminate:
  • culminate: end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
  • finish: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
Other hypernyms of culminate include cease, end, stop, terminate.
culminate (noun) finish (noun)
the act of finishing
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
(wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed)
designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)
the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict)
event whose occurrence ends something
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
the temporal end; the concluding time
culminate (verb) finish (verb)
end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage finally be or do something
rise to, or form, a summit come or bring to a finish or an end
bring to a head or to the highest point cause to finish a relationship with somebody
reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
reach the highest or most decisive point provide with a finish
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
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