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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 51Թ 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
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of terminate1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of terminate1
Example Sentences
On Wednesday night, state humanities councils across the country had begun receiving similar letters stating that their NEH funding had been terminated, one day after Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency visited NEH headquarters.
He said “there was no individualized analysis of any of the programs” that were terminated.
While the federal judge hearing the case agreed and ordered funding restored, the White House responded by claiming that, despite the court order, the administration still maintained the authority to freeze funds and terminate grants.
On March 27, the administration filed a federal lawsuit to terminate collective bargaining agreements reached by eight federal agencies.
District Court for the Northern District of California after the government notified them on March 21 that their contract would be terminated.
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