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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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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › terminateTerminate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, and usage of the verb terminate, which means to bring or come to an end, to discontinue, or to form a limit. See examples, word history, and related articles from Merriam-Webster.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › terminateTERMINATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Terminate means to end or stop something, or to cause something to end or stop. It can also mean to stop employing an employee, or to end a pregnancy. See different meanings, synonyms, and usage examples in English.

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5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › terminateTerminate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › terminateTerminate - definition of terminate by The Free Dictionary

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   Terminate means to bring to an end or halt, to occur at or form the end of, to discontinue the employment of, or to murder someone. Find the origin, usage, and examples of terminate and its synonyms in this online dictionary.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › terminateTERMINATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning and usage of the verb terminate, which means to end something completely or to dismiss someone from a job. Find synonyms, pronunciation, grammar, and related words for terminate.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the formal verb terminate, which means to end or make something end. See pictures, synonyms and example sentences from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › terminateTERMINATE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   Terminate means to end something formally or officially. For example, a contract can be terminated by mutual agreement. See more meanings, synonyms, translations and usage examples of terminate.