Terminate - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈtɜːrmeɪt|  American pronunciation of the word terminate
Brit.  |ˈtɜːmɪneɪt|  British pronunciation of the word terminate

verb

- bring to an end or halt (syn: end)
The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I
- have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical (syn: cease, end, finish, stop)
the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed
- be the end of; be the last or concluding part of (syn: end)
- terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position (syn: can, dismiss, displace, fire, sack, send away)
The company terminated 25% of its workers

Extra examples

The branches of that tree terminate in flower clusters.

The rail line terminates in Boston.

You have to terminate the program before the computer will shut down properly.

His contract was terminated last month.

He was terminated last month.

Plans are being made to terminate unproductive employees.

The Middle Ages may be said to terminate with the invention of printing.

The court ruled that the contract must be terminated.

The train from Paris terminates at Waterloo.

The company terminated 25% of its workers.

The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I

The company terminated 25% of its workers

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: terminate
he/she/it: terminates
present participle: terminating
past tense: terminated
past participle: terminated
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