terminate
1terminate — ter·mi·nate / tər mə ˌnāt/ vb nat·ed, nat·ing vi: to come to an end in time or effect vt 1: to bring to a definite end esp. before a natural conclusion terminate a contract compare cancel …
2terminate — ter‧mi‧nate [ˈtɜːmneɪt ǁ ˈtɜːr ] verb 1. [intransitive, transitive] if something terminates, or if you terminate it, it ends: • Their three year partnership was terminated. • The contract terminated in April. 2. [transitive] HUMAN RESOURCES to… …
3Terminate — (terminat.exe) was a shareware modem terminal and host program for MS DOS and compatible operating systems developed from the early to the late 1990s by the Dane Bo Bendtsen. The last release (5.00) was made in 1997; no details are still… …
4Terminate — Ter mi*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Terminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Terminating}.] [L. terminatus, p. p. of terminare. See {Term}.] 1. 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… …
5Terminate — Ter mi*nate, v. i. 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To come to a limit in time; to end; to close. [1913 Webster] The wisdom… …
6terminate — ► VERB 1) bring to an end. 2) (terminate in) have an end at or resolution in. 3) (of a train or bus service) end its journey. 4) end (a pregnancy) before term by artificial means. 5) chiefly N. Amer. end the employment of. 6) euphemistic, chiefly …
7terminate — (v.) 1610s, to bring to an end, from L. terminatus, pp. of terminare to limit, end (see TERMINUS (Cf. 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… …
8terminate — end, *close, conclude, finish, complete Analogous words: *abolish, extinguish, abate: *stop, cease, discontinue …
9terminate — is a formal word for ‘stop or bring to an end’, as in terminating a pregnancy, an agreement being terminated, and a train that terminates at Paris. In general contexts, a simpler word such as stop or end should normally be used …
10terminate — [v] stop, finish abolish, abort, achieve, adjourn, annul, bounce, bound, bring to an end, cancel, cease, close, come to an end, complete, conclude, confine, cut off, define, desist, determine, discharge, discontinue, dismiss, dissolve, drop,… …
