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   terminate

   /ˈtəːmɪneɪt/

   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
   • ▪ end (a pregnancy) before term by artificial means. Similar abortend
   • ▪ (of a train, bus, or boat service) end its journey: "the train will terminate at Stratford" Similar end its journeyfinish upstop
   • ▪ end the employment of (someone); dismiss: North American "Adamson's putting pressure on me to terminate you"
   • ▪ murder (someone): euphemistic North American "he was terminated by persons unknown"
   • 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"
   • ▪ form the physical end or extremity of (an area). archaic

   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. 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.

   • English (US)

     TERMINATE meaning: 1. to (cause something to) end or stop:...

   • Znaczenie Terminate, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     TERMINATE definicja: 1. to (cause something to) end or stop:...

   • Terminate: Korean Translation

     terminate translate: 끝내다. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Indonesian Translation

     TERMINATE translate: mengakhiri. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Terminate in Arabic

     TERMINATE translate: يُنهي. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Terminate: Catalan Translation

     terminate translate: acabar(-se), rescindir. Learn more in...

   • Terminate: Portuguese Translation

     terminate translate: terminar, cancelar, rescindir, pôr fim...

   • Terminate: French Translation

     terminate translate: mettre fin à. Learn more in the...

3. 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.

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

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   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.

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

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation, and examples of the verb terminate, which means to end something completely or to dismiss someone from a job. Find out the difference between terminate and related words like terminate, termination, and terminus.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionterminate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and examples of the verb terminate, which means to end or make something end. Find out how to use it in different contexts, such as contracts, pregnancies and public transport.

7. 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.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › terminateTERMINATE - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

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   Learn the meaning, usage, and pronunciation of the verb terminate, which means to end something completely or to stop a pregnancy. Find out how to conjugate it in different tenses and how to say it in other languages.