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ter⋅mi⋅nate

[tur-muh-neyt] verb, -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing.
–verb (used with object)
1. to bring to an end; put an end to: to terminate a contract.
2. to occur at or form the conclusion of: The countess's soliloquy terminates the play.
3. to bound or limit spatially; form or be situated at the extremity of.
4. to dismiss from a job; fire: to terminate employees during a recession.
–verb (used without object)
5. to end, conclude, or cease.
6. (of a train, bus, or other public conveyance) to end a scheduled run at a certain place: This train terminates in New York.
7. to come to an end (often fol. by at, in, or with).
8. to issue or result (usually fol. by in).

Origin:
1580–90; v. use of late ME terminate (adj.) limited < L terminātus, ptp. of termināre. See term, -ate 1


ter⋅mi⋅na⋅tive, adjective
ter⋅mi⋅na⋅tive⋅ly, adverb


1, 2. end, finish, conclude, close, complete.
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Main Entry: ter·mi·nate
Pronunciation: 't&r-m&-"nAt
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -nat·ed; -nat·ing
intransitive verb : to come to an end in time or effect transitive verb 1 : to bring to a definite end esp. before a natural conclusion <terminate a contract> —compare CANCEL, RESCIND
2 : to discontinue the employment of —ter·mi·na·tion /"t&r-m&-'nA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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