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terminate

/'tɜrmə,neɪt/

Synonyms of terminate Antonyms of terminate Examples of terminate Usage of terminate Parts of terminate Definition that contains terminate Words sounding like terminate Explanation of terminate

verb
bring to an end or halt
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"The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"

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end

type of:
alter modify change
verb
be the end of; be the last or concluding part of
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end

type of:
be
verb
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
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"The company terminated 25% of its workers"

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can dismiss displace fire force out give notice give the axe give the sack sack send away

type of:
remove
verb
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
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"the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"

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cease end finish stop

Examples of terminate

"The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"
"The company terminated 25% of its workers"
"the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"