terminate
pronunciation
How to pronounce terminate in British English:
UK [ˈtɜːmɪneɪt]
How to pronounce terminate in American English:
US [ˈtɜːrmɪneɪt]
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- Verb:
- bring to an end or halt
- have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
- be the end of; be the last or concluding part of
- terminate the employment of
Word Origin
- terminate (v.)
- early 15c., "bring to an end," from Latin terminatus, past participle of terminare "to limit, set bounds, end" (see terminus). Intransitive sense of "to come to an end" is recorded from 1640s; meaning "dismiss from a job" is recorded from 1973; that of "to assassinate" is from 1975. Related: Terminated; terminating.
Example
- 1. It then decided to terminate relationships with all of the accounts involved .
- 2. And so regardless of his functional performance , we had to terminate him .
- 3. By contrast , the client can terminate the relationship with the lawyer at will .
- 4. Enabling couples to terminate the pregnancy if an autistic disorder is detected is highly controversial .
- 5. In a culture with a strong preference for boys , parents often use ultrasound and terminate pregnancies for sex selection .