terminate
terminate /ˈtɝːməˌneɪt/
verb
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(
)
Bring to an end or halt
(
terminate
, end
)
bring to an end or halt
She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime
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 WW I
The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I
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(
)
Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
(
stop
, terminate
, cease
, end
, finish
)
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
The bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed
the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed
Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other
Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other
My property ends by the bushes
My property ends by the bushes
The symphony ends in a pianissimo
The symphony ends in a pianissimo
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Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
(
dismiss
, displace
, force out
, give notice
, give the axe
[Informal] , give the sack
, can
[Informal, N. American] , fire
, sack
, send away
, terminate
)
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
The boss fired his secretary today
The boss fired his secretary today
The company terminated 25% of its workers
The company terminated 25% of its workers
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Be the end of; be the last or concluding part of
(
terminate
, end
)
be the end of; be the last or concluding part of
This sad scene ended the movie
This sad scene ended the movie