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Definition of "terminate" []
- To bring to an end or halt: "His action terminated the most hopeful period of reform in Prussian history” ( Gordon A. Craig). (verb-transitive)
- To occur at or form the end of; conclude or finish: a display of fireworks that terminated the festivities. (verb-transitive)
- To discontinue the employment of; dismiss: a company that terminated 300 workers. (verb-transitive)
- To come to an end: The oil pipeline terminates at a shipping port. Negotiations terminated yesterday. See Synonyms at complete. (verb-intransitive)
- To have as an end or result: "The Peloponnesian war ... terminated in the ruin of the Athenian commonwealth” ( Alexander Hamilton). (verb-intransitive)
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Use "terminate" in a sentence
- "Brooks found the use of the word terminate very unsettling."
- "When hostilities terminate is completely up to those who organize and participate in violent jihad against the West."
- "I'm in terminate mode, and I'm trying not to get out of it."
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