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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.
to occur at or form the conclusion of: The countess's soliloquy terminates the play. Synonyms: complete, close, conclude, finish, end. 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.
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.
Definition of terminate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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).
TERMINATE definition: If something terminates, it ends, and if you terminate something, you make it end: . Learn more.
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 meaning, definition, what is terminate: if something terminates, or if you termi...: Learn more.
