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Meaning of 'terminate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Terminate [ v. i.]
- To be limited in space by a point, line, or surface; to stop short; to end; to cease; as, the torrid zone terminates at the tropics.
- To come to a limit in time; to end; to close.
2 . Terminate [ v. t.]
- To set a term or limit to; to form the extreme point or side of; to bound; to limit; as, to terminate a surface by a line.
- To put an end to; to make to cease; as, to terminate an effort, or a controversy.
- Hence, to put the finishing touch to; to bring to completion; to perfect.

Meaning of 'terminate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . terminate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
Example in sentence:
  • My property ends by the bushes;
  • the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed;
  • The symphony ends in a pianissimo;
  • Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other
Meaning (2):
- bring to an end or halt
Example in sentence:
  • She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime;
  • The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I
Meaning (3):
- terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
Example in sentence:
  • The boss fired his secretary today;
  • The company terminated 25% of its workers
Meaning (4):
- be the end of; be the last or concluding part of
Example in sentence:
  • This sad scene ended the movie

Nearby Words:

ter- ter-tenant teraconic teracrylic teraph teraphim teraphs terapin teratical teratogeny

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