terminate
to bring to an end; put an end to: to terminate a contract.
to occur at or form the conclusion of: The countess's soliloquy terminates the play.
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.
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, or with).
to issue or result (usually followed by in).
Origin of terminate
1Other words for terminate
Other words from terminate
- 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
- self-ter·mi·na·tive, adjective
- un·ter·mi·nat·ed, adjective
- un·ter·mi·nat·ing, adjective
- un·ter·mi·na·tive, adjective
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How to use terminate in a sentence
Kocurek said he was told he had been terminated “for cause,” a catchall term that allows dismissal for just about any reason.
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired. | David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnother toxic component of the fuel was hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene, a form of rubber.
SpaceShipTwo Flew on Untested Rocket | Dave Majumdar, Clive Irving | October 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTUnder Indiana law, abortion providers must fill out an extensive Terminated Pregnancy Report (TPR).
Indiana’s Crazy Administrative Abortion Demands Have Doctors Racking Up the Violations | Emily Shire | September 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is indeed the case that they would have terminated the pregnancy.
Felicia Allen took the store to court, alleging she was terminated for trying to take unpaid time off to have her baby.
Hobby Lobby Employee Says She Was Fired for Being Pregnant | RH Reality Check | July 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
After the formal proclamation was issued the function terminated with a banquet given to 200 insurgent notabilities.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanHe gave to every syllable the value of a rap and certain words he terminated with an audible snap of his teeth.
Dope | Sax RohmerThis article may at any time be terminated on six monthsʼ notice given by either Government to the other.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanOn the 22d August, one of the plants having been accidentally injured, the experiment was terminated.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry | Thomas AndersonThe royalist expedition against Quiberon, assisted by English munitions and money, terminated disastrously for the royal cause.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel Munsell
British Dictionary definitions for terminate
/ (ˈtɜːmɪˌneɪt) /
(when intr, often foll by in or with) 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
(tr) slang to kill (someone)
Origin of terminate
1Derived forms of terminate
- terminative, adjective
- terminatory, adjective
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