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- DictionaryTer·mi·nate/ˈterməˌnāt/
verb
- 1. bring to an end: "he was advised to terminate the contract"
1. a. : to bring to an end : close. terminate a marriage by divorce. terminate a transmission line. b. : to discontinue the employment of. workers terminated because of slow business. c. : to form the conclusion of. review questions terminate each chapter. 2. : to serve as an ending, limit, or boundary of. 3. : assassinate, kill.
TERMINATE meaning: 1. to (cause something to) end or stop: 2. to stop employing an employee: 3. to end a pregnancy…. Learn more.
to form, be, or put an end (to); conclude. to terminate a pregnancy. their relationship terminated amicably. 2. (transitive) to connect (suitable circuitry) to the end of an electrical transmission line to absorb the energy and avoid reflections. 3. (intransitive) mathematics.
To terminate something is to bring it to an end. Period. Full stop. In ancient Rome, Terminus was the God of landmarks, boundaries, and endings. That’s why his annual party took place at the end of the year.
To dismiss from employment; fire. Terminated; limited; bounded; ended. Having a definite and clear limit or boundary; having a determinate size, shape or magnitude. Mountains on the Moon cast shadows that are very dark, terminate and more distinct than those cast by mountains on the Earth.
1. To come to an end; reach a stopping point: The oil pipeline terminates at a shipping port. The negotiations terminated with a celebration. 2. To form an end or produce a result. Often used with in: "The Peloponnesian war ... terminated in the ruin of the Athenian commonwealth" (Alexander Hamilton).
Definition of terminate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
There are 19 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb terminate, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Definitions of 'terminate'. 1. When you terminate something or when it terminates, it ends completely. [formal] [...] 2. To terminate a pregnancy means to end it. [medicine] [...] 3. When a train or bus terminates somewhere, it ends its journey there.
What does the word terminate mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word terminate, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. terminate has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. mathematics (early 1700s) grammar (1930s) See meaning & use.
