[tur-muh-neyt] 
verb, -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing.| 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. |
| 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). |
| ter·mi·na·tive (tûr'mə-nā'tĭv) adj. Serving, designed, or tending to terminate; conclusive. ter'mi·na'tive·ly adv. |
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