TERMINATE
\tˈɜːmɪnˌe͡ɪt], \tˈɜːmɪnˌeɪt], \t_ˈɜː_m_ɪ_n_ˌeɪ_t]\
Definitions of TERMINATE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"
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be the end of; be the last or concluding part of; "This sad scene ended the movie"
By Princeton University
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have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"
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To put an end to; to make to cease; as, to terminate an effort, or a controversy.
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Hence, to put the finishing touch to; to bring to completion; to perfect.
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To be limited in space by a point, line, or surface; to stop short; to end; to cease; as, the torrid zone terminates at the tropics.
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To come to a limit in time; to end; to close.
By Noah Webster.
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To put an end to; to make to cease; as, to terminate an effort, or a controversy.
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Hence, to put the finishing touch to; to bring to completion; to perfect.
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To be limited in space by a point, line, or surface; to stop short; to end; to cease; as, the torrid zone terminates at the tropics.
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To come to a limit in time; to end; to close.
By Oddity Software
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To limit er bound; bring to an end; finish; as, to terminate a war.
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To be limited or bounded; come to an end.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To set a limit to: to set the boundary: to put an end to: to finish.
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To be limited: to end either in space or time: to close.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald