terminate
terminate Lexical Profile
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• verb
To bring to an end; to conclude, cancel, or discontinue (an agreement, process, or activity).
"Either party may terminate the lease agreement by providing thirty days' written notice."
To come to an end in time, space, or extent; to finish or reach a final point.
"This commuter train line terminates at the central station downtown."
North American To dismiss or discharge (someone) from employment.
"The company decided to terminate several contractors following the corporate restructuring."
• adjective
Having a definite end, limit, or boundary; finite (especially in mathematics and formal contexts).
"A terminate decimal has a finite number of digits after the decimal point."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 15th century from Latin terminatus, the past participle of terminare ('to mark the end or boundary of'), derived from terminus ('boundary, limit, or end').