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terminate
[tur-muh-neyt]
verb (used with object)
to bring to an end; put an end to.
to terminate a contract.
Synonyms: , , , ,to occur at or form the conclusion of.
The countess's soliloquy terminates the play.
Synonyms: , , , ,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.
verb (used without object)
to end, conclude, or cease.
(of a train, bus, or other public conveyance) to end a scheduled run at a certain place.
This train terminates in New York.
to come to an end (often followed by at, in, orwith ).
to issue or result (usually followed byin ).
terminate
/ ˈɜːɪˌԱɪ /
verb
to form, be, or put an end (to); conclude
to terminate a pregnancy
their relationship terminated amicably
(tr) to connect (suitable circuitry) to the end of an electrical transmission line to absorb the energy and avoid reflections
(intr) maths (of a decimal expansion) to have only a finite number of digits
slang(tr) to kill (someone)
Other 51Թ Forms
- terminative adjective
- terminatively adverb
- nonterminative adjective
- nonterminatively adverb
- self-terminating adjective
- self-terminative adjective
- unterminated adjective
- unterminating adjective
- unterminative adjective
- ˈٱԲپ adjective
- ˈٱԲٴǰ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of terminate1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of terminate1
Example Sentences
His privileges were terminated a few months later.
The top official on the watchdog commission that oversees the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is being terminated from his position, according to correspondence reviewed by The Times.
However, by suspending instead of terminating the broadcasts, the military is signalling that the speakers could be fired up again if needed, adds Yonhap.
Women would no longer be prosecuted for terminating a pregnancy in England and Wales under a proposed shake-up of abortion laws.
Programs that superficially appear to be pure science but that provide data crucial for planning the missions to the moon and Mars are being terminated.
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