|
|
Definition of Terminate
1. Verb. Bring to an end or halt. "They won't terminate the story "; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Specialized synonyms: Close Out, Finish, Abort, Culminate, Lift, Raise, Ax, Axe, Kill, Stamp Out, Break Up, Dissolve, Break Up, Dissolve, Break, Break Off, Discontinue, Stop, Break, Interrupt, Crush Out, Extinguish, Press Out, Stub Out, Finalise, Finalize, Nail Down, Settle, Complete, Finish, Closure, Cloture, Adjudicate, Decide, Resolve, Settle, Conclude, Close, Phase Out, Close
Causes: Cease, End, Finish, Stop
Antonyms: Begin, Begin
Derivative terms: End, End, End, End, Ending, Termination, Terminative
2. Verb. Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical. "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"
Specialized synonyms: Pass Away, Lapse, Cut Out, Go Out, Adjourn, Break Up, Recess, Disappear, Vanish, Climax, Culminate, Run Out, Go, Run Low, Run Short, Disappear, Go Away, Vanish, Close, Conclude, Come Out, Turn Out, Discontinue, Break
Antonyms: Begin
Derivative terms: End, End, End, End, End, End, End, End, Finish, Finish, Finish, Terminative, Terminus
3. Verb. Be the end of; be the last or concluding part of. "This sad scene ended the movie"
Specialized synonyms: Close
Generic synonyms: Be
Derivative terms: End, End, End, End, End, Ending, Ending, Terminative, Terminus
4. Verb. Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position. "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
Specialized synonyms: Retire, Pension Off, Clean Out, Furlough, Lay Off, Squeeze Out, Dismiss, Drop, Send Away, Send Packing
Generic synonyms: Remove
Derivative terms: Dismissal, Dismissible, Dismission, Firing, Sack, Sacking
Antonyms: Hire
Definition of Terminate
1. 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.
2. 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.
Definition of Terminate
1. Verb. (transitive or intransitive formal) To finish or end. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive euphemistic) To kill. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive euphemistic) To end the employment contract of an employee; to fire or lay off. ¹
4. Adjective. Terminated; limited; bounded; ended. ¹
5. Adjective. Having a definite and clear limit or boundary; having a determinate size, shape or magnitude. ¹
6. Adjective. (mathematics) Expressible in a finite number of terms; (of a decimal) not recurring or infinite. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Terminate
1. [v -NATED, -NATING, -NATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Terminate
Other Resources:
