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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ter•mi•nate /ˈtɜrməˌneɪt/USA pronunciation v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing. - to (cause to) come to an end;
cease: [~ + object]vowed to terminate hostilities.[no object]When will hostilities terminate? - to dismiss from a job;
fire:[~ + object]He was terminated from the company almost immediately. - Rail Transport (of a public conveyance) to end a scheduled run or flight at a certain place:[no object]The boat ride terminates in downtown Prague.
See -term-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ter•mi•nate (tûr′mə nāt′),USA pronunciation v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing. v.t. - to bring to an end;
put an end to:to terminate a contract. - to occur at or form the conclusion of:The countess's soliloquy terminates the play.
- 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.
v.i. - to end, conclude, or cease.
- Rail Transport(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 fol. by at, in, or with).
- to issue or result (usually fol. by in).
- Latin terminātus, past participle of termināre. See term, -ate1
- verb, verbal use of late Middle English terminate (adjective, adjectival) limited 1580–90
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged end, finish, conclude, close, complete.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: terminate /ˈtɜːmɪˌneɪt/ vb - when intr, often followed by in or with: to form, be, or put an end (to); conclude
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin terminātus limited, from termināre to set boundaries, from terminus endˈterminative adj |