terminate

(tûr'mə-nāt')

v., -nat·ed, -nat·ing, -nates.

v.tr.

1. To bring to an end or halt: "His action terminated the most hopeful period of reform in Prussian history" (Gordon A. Craig).
2. To occur at or form the end of; conclude or finish: a display of fireworks that terminated the festivities.
3. To discontinue the employment of; dismiss: a company that terminated 300 workers.

v.intr.

1. To come to an end: The oil pipeline terminates at a shipping port. Negotiations terminated yesterday. See synonyms at complete.
2. To have as an end or result: "The Peloponnesian war ... terminated in the ruin of the Athenian commonwealth" (Alexander Hamilton).

[Latin termināre, termināt-, from terminus, end.]

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is a formal word for 'stop or bring to an end', as in terminating a pregnancy, an agreement being terminated, and a train that terminates at Paris. In general contexts, a simpler word such as stop or end should normally be used.

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End. A LEASE, LOAN, or option may be terminated by performance or by breach.


Example: After 10 years of occupancy and monthly rent payments, the 10-year lease was terminated by performance.


Example: Soon after borrowing $100,000 on a mortgage, the borrower defaulted. This caused acceleration of the loan balance and terminated the loan.

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verb

1. To bring or come to a natural or proper end: close, complete, conclude, consummate, end, finish, wind up, wrap up. See start/end.
2. To relinquish one's engagement in or occupation with: demit, leave¹, quit, resign. See continue/stop/pause.
3. To stop suddenly, as a conversation, activity, or relationship: break off, cease, discontinue, interrupt, suspend. See continue/stop/pause.
4. To end the employment or service of: cashier, discharge, dismiss, drop, release. Informal ax, fire, pink-slip. Slang boot¹, bounce, can, sack¹. Idioms: give someone his or her walking papers, give someone the ax, give someone the gate, give someone the pink slip, let go, show someone the door. See keep/release.

v

Definition: stop, finish
Antonyms: begin, initiate, open, start

For a list of words related to terminate, see:

• General Technology - terminate: (vb) exit from program and usu. return to opening menu

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - afslutte, ende, begrænse, slutte
v. intr. - bringe til ophør, ophæve, opsige

Nederlands (Dutch)
(be)eindigen, niet verder gaan (van bus of trein), onderbreken (van zwangerschap), opzeggen

Français (French)
v. tr. - terminer, mettre fin à, finir, résilier, annuler, interrompre (une grossesse), arrêter (un traitement), (US) renvoyer (un employé), (US) liquider (argot des espions)
v. intr. - se terminer, prendre fin, terminer, s'arrêter

Deutsch (German)
v. - beenden, abbrechen, begrenzen, enden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - δίνω τέλος, τελειώνω, τερματίζω/-ομαι

Italiano (Italian)
terminare, eliminare, uccidere, disdire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - terminar

Русский (Russian)
завершать, прекратить, положить коней чему-л.

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - concluir, finalizar, terminar, anular
v. intr. - finalizar, terminar, ser término, ser fin

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - avsluta, avbryta, få att upphöra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使停止, 使终止, 使结束, 结束, 满期, 终止

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使停止, 使終止, 使結束
v. intr. - 結束, 滿期, 終止

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 끝내다, 한정하다, 차단하다
v. intr. - 종결하다, 기한이 다하다, ~에서 끝나다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 終わらせる, 解雇する, 限る, 終わる, 終点になる, 終結させる
adj. - 有限の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينتهي او ينقضي, ينهي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮סיים‬
v. intr. - ‮הסתיים‬

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