2. To come to a limit in time; to end; to close.
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The wisdom of this world, its designs and efficacy, terminate on zhis side heaven. --South. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
terminate — 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 … Law dictionary
terminate — 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… … Financial and business terms
Terminate — (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… … Wikipedia
Terminate — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
terminate — ► 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 … English terms dictionary
terminate — (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… … Etymology dictionary
terminate — end, *close, conclude, finish, complete Analogous words: *abolish, extinguish, abate: *stop, cease, discontinue … New Dictionary of Synonyms
terminate — 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 … Modern English usage
terminate — [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,… … New thesaurus
terminate — [tʉr′mə nāt΄] vt. terminated, terminating [< L terminatus, pp. of terminare, to end, limit < terminus: see TERM2] 1. to bring to an end in space or time; form the end or conclusion of; limit, bound, finish, or conclude 2. to put an end to;… … English World dictionary
