terminate
Meaning
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- To end something, especially when left in an incomplete state.
- To conclude.
- To set or be a limit or boundary to.
- To form an appropriate end on (a wire, cable, hose, pipe, etc), such as by applying a cable terminal or a hose ferrule.
- To end the employment contract of an employee; to fire, lay off.
- To kill someone or something.
- To end, conclude, or cease; to come to an end.
- Of a mode of transport, to end its journey; or, of a railway line, to reach its terminus.
- To issue or result.
Synonyms
be finished
be over
bring to an end
give the sack
bring to a conclusion
denounce
ram down
at an end
be at an end
be cut off
be done
be separated
be completed
be insufficient
cease completely
reach an extreme
take to the extreme
be in a dilemma
put an end
termipoint
end off
click off
end joint
end-to-end joint
heading joint
break short
have an abortion
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ter‧mi‧nate
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtɝmɪneɪt/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin terminātus, past participle of terminō (“I set bounds to, bound, limit, end, close, terminate”), from terminus (“a bound, limit, end”); see term, terminus. Doublet of termine.
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