terminate

CEFRB2

/ˈtɜːmɪneɪ̯t/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To end something.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To conclude.

Examples

  • Are you going to terminate my contract?

  • Lorenzo and Melissa had to terminate their relationship.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈtɝmɪnət/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To set or be a limit or boundary to.

  2. To end something, especially when left in an incomplete state.

  3. To form an appropriate end on (a wire, cable, hose, pipe, etc), such as by applying a cable terminal or a hose ferrule.

More examples

In context

  • Skura decided to terminate her pregnancy.

  • to terminate a process before its completion

  • to terminate a surface by a line

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Origin

verb

From Middle English terminaten (“to bring to an end; to adjudicate; to end, stop; to border, confine, contain”) from terminat(e) (“bounded”, also used as the past participle of terminaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin terminātus, perfect passive participle of terminō (“to set bounds to, bound, limit, end, close, terminate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from terminus (“a bound, limit, end”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix); see term, terminus. Doublet of termine, cognate with French terminer.