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   Ter·mi·nate

   /ˈterməˌnāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. bring to an end: "he was advised to terminate the contract" Similar bring to an endendbring to a close/conclusioncloseconcludefinishstopput an end toput a stop towind updiscontinuebreak offceasecut shortbring to an untimely endabortaxeinformal:pull the plug onOpposite beginstartcommencecontinue
   • ▪ (of a thing) have its end at (a specified place) or of (a specified form): "the chain terminated in an iron ball covered with spikes"
   • ▪ (of a train, bus, or boat service) end its journey: "the train will terminate at Stratford" Similar end its journeyfinish upstop
   • ▪ end (a pregnancy) before term by artificial means. Similar abortend
   • ▪ end the employment of (someone); dismiss: "Adamson's putting pressure on me to terminate you"
   • ▪ assassinate (someone, especially an intelligence agent): "he was terminated by persons unknown"
   • ▪ form the physical end or extremity of (an area).

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘direct an action towards a specified end’): from Latin terminat- ‘limited, ended’, from the verb terminare, from terminus ‘end, boundary’.

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   Definitions of terminate. verb. bring to an end or halt. “The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I” synonyms: end. see more. verb. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical. “the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed” synonyms: cease, end, finish, stop. see more.

3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTERMINATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 days ago · terminate in American English. (ˈtɜrməˌneɪt ) verb transitive Word forms: ˈtermiˌnated or ˈtermiˌnating. 1. to bring to an end in space or time; form the end or conclusion of; limit, bound, finish, or conclude. 2. to put an end to; stop; cease. 3. US.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishTERMINATE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   verb [ I, T ] formal uk / ˈtɜːmɪneɪt / us. Add to word list. If something terminates, it ends, and if you terminate something, you make it end: His contract has been terminated. termination. noun [ C, U ] uk / ˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃ ə n / us. (Definition of terminate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   ter·mi·nate. (tûr′mə-nāt′) v. ter·mi·nat·ed, ter·mi·nat·ing, ter·mi·nates. v.tr. 1. To bring to an end or halt: "His action terminated the most hopeful period of reform in Prussian history" (Gordon A. Craig). 2. To occur at or form the end of; conclude or finish: a display of fireworks that terminated the festivities.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishterminate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Check pronunciation: terminate. Definition of terminate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   To bring to an end in space or time; form the end or conclusion of; limit, bound, finish, or conclude. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To have its end ( in something) A road terminating in woods. Webster's New World. To come to an end in space or time; stop; end. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To dismiss from employment; fire.

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   to bound or limit spatially; form or be situated at the extremity of. to dismiss from a job; fire: to terminate employees during a recession. v.i. to end, conclude, or cease. Rail Transport (of a train, bus, or other public conveyance) to end a scheduled run at a certain place: This train terminates in New York.