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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.
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 followed by at, in, or with).
8.
to issue or result (usually followed by in).
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Origin:
1580–90; v. use of late Middle English terminate (adj.) limited < Latin terminātus, past participle of termināre. See term, -ate1
1580–90; v. use of late Middle English terminate (adj.) limited < Latin terminātus, past participle of termināre. See term, -ate1
Related forms
ter·mi·na·tive, adjective
ter·mi·na·tive·ly, adverb
non·ter·mi·na·tive, adjective
non·ter·mi·na·tive·ly, adverb
self-ter·mi·nat·ing, adjective
EXPANDself-ter·mi·na·tive, adjective
un·ter·mi·nat·ed, adjective
un·ter·mi·nat·ing, adjective
un·ter·mi·na·tive, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1, 2. end, finish, conclude, close, complete.
1, 2. end, finish, conclude, close, complete.
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terminate
1610s, "to bring to an end," from L. terminatus, pp. of terminare "to limit, end" (see terminus). Sense of "to come to an end" is recorded from 1640s; meaning "dismiss from a job" is recorded from 1973; that of "to assassinate" is from 1975. Related: Terminated; terminating.
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