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terminate
[ tur-muh-neyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to bring to an end; put an end to:
to terminate a contract.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- to occur at or form the conclusion of:
The countess's soliloquy terminates the play.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- 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.
verb (used without object)
- 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 ).
terminate
/ ˈɜːɪˌԱɪ /
verb
- whenintr, often foll by in or with to form, be, or put an end (to); conclude
their relationship terminated amicably
to terminate a pregnancy
- 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
- slang.tr to kill (someone)
Derived Forms
- ˈٱԲپ, adjective
- ˈٱԲٴǰ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ٱm·Բt adjective
- ٱm·Բt·ly adverb
- non·ٱm·Բt adjective
- non·ٱm·Բt·ly adverb
- -ٱm·ԲiԲ adjective
- self-ٱm·Բt adjective
- ܲ·ٱm·Բe adjective
- ܲ·ٱm·ԲiԲ adjective
- un·ٱm·Բt adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of terminate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of terminate1
Example Sentences
And in early April, the administration terminated a contract with a consulting firm that had supported technical staff at the U.S.
And on Friday, California and more than 1,000 volunteers working on AmeriCorps grants in the state were notified by the administration that those grants had been terminated, Bonta’s office said.
“It’s to terminate the Head Start program. We are seeing them already take steps to do that.”
The order charged federal department heads with identifying funding that might be reduced or terminated in municipalities that "obstruct the enforcement of Federal immigration laws."
They don't want clinical trials interrupted, grants terminated and they certainly don't want foreign cancer scientists with specific and unique expertise to be detained and threatened with deportation for no reason.
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