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- Dictionaryterminate/ˈtəːmɪneɪt/
verb
- 1. bring to an end: "he was advised to terminate the contract" Similar Opposite
- 2. (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"
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TERMINATE definition: 1. to (cause something to) end or stop: 2. to stop employing an employee: 3. to end a pregnancy…. Learn more.
The meaning of TERMINATE is to form an ending. How to use terminate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Terminate.
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.
1. (when intr, often foll by in or with) 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.
5 days ago · ( transitive) To end something, especially when left in an incomplete state. to terminate a process before its completion to terminate an effort, or a controversy
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).
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. (mathematics) Expressible in a finite number of terms; (of a decimal) not recurring or infinite.
TERMINATE definition: If something terminates, it ends, and if you terminate something, you make it end: . Learn more.
[intransitive, transitive] to end; to make something end Your contract of employment terminates in December. terminate something The agreement was terminated immediately. to terminate a pregnancy (= to perform or have an abortion)
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.
