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terminate

/ terminate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
bring to an end or halt
"She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"
"The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WWI"
Opposites:
begin lead off start commence get down
Type of:
change alter modify
Kinds of:
close out finish abort culminate lift
Derived:
termination ending conclusion end destruction
Causes:
end stop finish
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
be the end of; be the last or concluding part of
"This sad scene ended the movie"
Type of:
be
Kinds of:
close
Derived:
destination terminus conclusion end close
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
"the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"
"Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"
"My property ends by the bushes"
"The symphony end"
Opposites:
begin start
Kinds of:
pass away lapse cut out go out adjourn
Derived:
end point endpoint termination terminus ending
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 4
terminate the employment of
"The boss fired his secretary today"
"The company terminated 25% of its workers"
Opposites:
hire engage employ
Type of:
remove
Kinds of:
retire pension off clean out furlough lay off
Derived:
dismissal dismission discharge firing liberation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
65%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
54
Times Searched
1
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change alter modify close out finish abort culminate lift begin lead off start commence