TERMINATE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • bring to an end or halt
   Synonym(s)
   • end (what does end mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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 WWI
   Hypernyms(s) terminate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alter (what does alter mean?)
   • modify (what does modify mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • begin (what does begin mean?)
   • lead off (what does lead off mean?)
   • start (what does start mean?)
   • commence (what does commence mean?)
   • get down (what does get down mean?)
   • begin (what does begin mean?)
   • get (what does get mean?)
   • start out (what does start out mean?)
   • start (what does start mean?)
   • set about (what does set about mean?)
   • set out (what does set out mean?)
   • commence (what does commence mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • close out (what does close out mean?)
   • finish (what does finish mean?)
   • abort (what does abort mean?)
   • culminate (what does culminate mean?)
   • lift (what does lift mean?)
   • raise (what does raise mean?)
   • ax (what does ax mean?)
   • axe (what does axe mean?)
   • stamp out (what does stamp out mean?)
   • kill (what does kill mean?)
   • dissolve (what does dissolve mean?)
   • break up (what does break up mean?)
   • dissolve (what does dissolve mean?)
   • break up (what does break up mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • break off (what does break off mean?)
   • discontinue (what does discontinue mean?)
   • stop (what does stop mean?)
   • interrupt (what does interrupt mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • stub out (what does stub out mean?)
   • crush out (what does crush out mean?)
   • extinguish (what does extinguish mean?)
   • press out (what does press out mean?)
   • finalize (what does finalize mean?)
   • finalise (what does finalise mean?)
   • settle (what does settle mean?)
   • nail down (what does nail down mean?)
   • complete (what does complete mean?)
   • finish (what does finish mean?)
   • closure (what does closure mean?)
   • cloture (what does cloture mean?)
   • decide (what does decide mean?)
   • settle (what does settle mean?)
   • resolve (what does resolve mean?)
   • adjudicate (what does adjudicate mean?)
   • conclude (what does conclude mean?)
   • close (what does close mean?)
   • phase out (what does phase out mean?)
   • close (what does close mean?)
   Cause(s)
   • end (what does end mean?)
   • stop (what does stop mean?)
   • finish (what does finish mean?)
   • terminate (what does terminate mean?)
   • cease (what does cease mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • termination (what does termination mean?)
   • ending (what does ending mean?)
   • conclusion (what does conclusion mean?)
   • end (what does end mean?)
   • destruction (what does destruction mean?)
   • death (what does death mean?)
   • end (what does end mean?)
   • end (what does end mean?)
   • last (what does last mean?)
   • final stage (what does final stage mean?)
   • end (what does end mean?)
   • ending (what does ending mean?)
   • termination (what does termination mean?)
   • ending (what does ending mean?)
   • conclusion (what does conclusion mean?)
2. Meaning
   • terminate the employment of
   Synonym(s)
   • can (what does can mean?)
   • dismiss (what does dismiss mean?)
   • fire (what does fire mean?)
   • force out (what does force out mean?)
   • give notice (what does give notice mean?)
   • give the axe (what does give the axe mean?)
   • give the sack (what does give the sack mean?)
   • sack (what does sack mean?)
   • send away (what does send away mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The boss fired his secretary today
   • The company terminated 25% of its workers
   Hypernyms(s) terminate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • remove (what does remove mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • hire (what does hire mean?)
   • engage (what does engage mean?)
   • employ (what does employ mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • retire (what does retire mean?)
   • pension off (what does pension off mean?)
   • clean out (what does clean out mean?)
   • furlough (what does furlough mean?)
   • lay off (what does lay off mean?)
   • squeeze out (what does squeeze out mean?)
   • dismiss (what does dismiss mean?)
   • send packing (what does send packing mean?)
   • send away (what does send away mean?)
   • drop (what does drop mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • dismissal (what does dismissal mean?)
   • dismission (what does dismission mean?)
   • discharge (what does discharge mean?)
   • firing (what does firing mean?)
   • liberation (what does liberation mean?)
   • release (what does release mean?)
   • sack (what does sack mean?)
   • sacking (what does sacking mean?)
   • dismissal (what does dismissal mean?)
   • dismission (what does dismission mean?)
   • discharge (what does discharge mean?)
   • firing (what does firing mean?)
   • liberation (what does liberation mean?)
   • release (what does release mean?)
   • sack (what does sack mean?)
   • sacking (what does sacking mean?)
   • dismissal (what does dismissal mean?)
   • dismission (what does dismission mean?)
   • discharge (what does discharge mean?)
   • firing (what does firing mean?)
   • liberation (what does liberation mean?)
   • release (what does release mean?)
   • sack (what does sack mean?)
   • sacking (what does sacking mean?)
   • dismissal (what does dismissal mean?)
   • dismission (what does dismission mean?)
   • discharge (what does discharge mean?)
   • firing (what does firing mean?)
   • liberation (what does liberation mean?)
   • release (what does release mean?)
   • sack (what does sack mean?)
   • sacking (what does sacking mean?)
   • dismissal (what does dismissal mean?)
   • dismission (what does dismission mean?)
   • discharge (what does discharge mean?)
   • firing (what does firing mean?)
   • liberation (what does liberation mean?)
   • release (what does release mean?)
   • sack (what does sack mean?)
   • sacking (what does sacking mean?)
3. Meaning
   • have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense
   • either spatial or metaphorical
   Synonym(s)
   • cease (what does cease mean?)
   • end (what does end mean?)
   • finish (what does finish mean?)
   • stop (what does stop mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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 end
   Antonym(s)
   • begin (what does begin mean?)
   • start (what does start mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • pass away (what does pass away mean?)
   • lapse (what does lapse mean?)
   • cut out (what does cut out mean?)
   • go out (what does go out mean?)
   • adjourn (what does adjourn mean?)
   • recess (what does recess mean?)
   • break up (what does break up mean?)
   • vanish (what does vanish mean?)
   • disappear (what does disappear mean?)
   • culminate (what does culminate mean?)
   • climax (what does climax mean?)
   • run out (what does run out mean?)
   • run low (what does run low mean?)
   • run short (what does run short mean?)
   • go (what does go mean?)
   • vanish (what does vanish mean?)
   • disappear (what does disappear mean?)
   • go away (what does go away mean?)
   • conclude (what does conclude mean?)
   • close (what does close mean?)
   • turn out (what does turn out mean?)
   • come out (what does come out mean?)
   • discontinue (what does discontinue mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • end point (what does end point mean?)
   • endpoint (what does endpoint mean?)
   • termination (what does termination mean?)
   • terminus (what does terminus mean?)
   • ending (what does ending mean?)
   • conclusion (what does conclusion mean?)
   • finish (what does finish mean?)
   • stopping point (what does stopping point mean?)
   • finale (what does finale mean?)
   • finis (what does finis mean?)
   • finish (what does finish mean?)
   • last (what does last mean?)
   • conclusion (what does conclusion mean?)
   • close (what does close mean?)
   • finish (what does finish mean?)
   • finishing (what does finishing mean?)
   • conclusion (what does conclusion mean?)
   • end (what does end mean?)
   • close (what does close mean?)
   • closing (what does closing mean?)
   • ending (what does ending mean?)
   • end (what does end mean?)
   • end (what does end mean?)
   • end (what does end mean?)
   • destruction (what does destruction mean?)
   • death (what does death mean?)
   • end (what does end mean?)
   • end (what does end mean?)
   • last (what does last mean?)
   • final stage (what does final stage mean?)
   • end (what does end mean?)
   • ending (what does ending mean?)
   • end (what does end mean?)
4. Meaning
   • be the end of
   • be the last or concluding part of
   Synonym(s)
   • end (what does end mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • This sad scene ended the movie
   Hypernyms(s) terminate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • be (what does be mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • close (what does close mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • destination (what does destination mean?)
   • terminus (what does terminus mean?)
   • conclusion (what does conclusion mean?)
   • end (what does end mean?)
   • close (what does close mean?)
   • closing (what does closing mean?)
   • ending (what does ending mean?)
   • end (what does end mean?)
   • destruction (what does destruction mean?)
   • death (what does death mean?)
   • end (what does end mean?)
   • end (what does end mean?)
   • ending (what does ending mean?)
   • end (what does end mean?)
   • last (what does last mean?)
   • final stage (what does final stage mean?)
   • end (what does end mean?)
   • ending (what does ending mean?)
   • ending (what does ending mean?)
   • conclusion (what does conclusion mean?)
   • finish (what does finish mean?)