ter·mi·nate
(tûŕmə-nāt́)
[Latin termināre, termināt-, from terminus, end.]
verb: -nat·ed, -nat·ing, -nates.
transitive verb
- To bring to an end or halt: “His action terminated the most hopeful period of reform in Prussian history” (Gordon A. Craig)
- To occur at or form the end of; conclude or finish: a display of fireworks that terminated the festivities.
- To discontinue the employment of; dismiss: a company that terminated 300 workers.
intransitive verb
- To come to an end: The oil pipeline terminates at a shipping port. Negotiations terminated yesterday. See synonyms at complete
- To have as an end or result: “The Peloponnesian war … terminated in the ruin of the Athenian commonwealth” (Alexander Hamilton)
