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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (4)

1. bring to an end or halt;
- Example: "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"
- Example: "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"
[syn: end, terminate]

2. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical;
- Example: "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"
- Example: "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"
- Example: "My property ends by the bushes"
- Example: "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"
[syn: end, stop, finish, terminate, cease]

3. be the end of; be the last or concluding part of;
- Example: "This sad scene ended the movie"
[syn: end, terminate]

4. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position;
- Example: "The boss fired his secretary today"
- Example: "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
[syn: displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Terminate \Ter"mi*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Terminated; p.
   pr. & vb. n. Terminating.] [L. terminatus, p. p. of
   terminare. See Term.]
   1. To set a term or limit to; to form the extreme point or
      side of; to bound; to limit; as, to terminate a surface by
      a line.
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   2. To put an end to; to make to cease; as, to terminate an
      effort, or a controversy.
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   3. Hence, to put the finishing touch to; to bring to
      completion; to perfect.
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            During this interval of calm and prosperity, he
            [Michael Angelo] terminated two figures of slaves,
            destined for the tomb, in an incomparable style of
            art.                                  --J. S.
                                                  Harford.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Terminate \Ter"mi*nate\, v. i.
   1. 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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   2. To come to a limit in time; to end; to close.
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            The wisdom of this world, its designs and efficacy,
            terminate on zhis side heaven.        --South.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

terminate
    v 1: bring to an end or halt; "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" [syn: end, terminate] [ant: begin,
         commence, get, get down, lead off, set about,
         set out, start, start out]
    2: 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" [syn: end, stop, finish,
       terminate, cease] [ant: begin, start]
    3: be the end of; be the last or concluding part of; "This sad
       scene ended the movie" [syn: end, terminate]
    4: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or
       position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company
       terminated 25% of its workers" [syn: displace, fire,
       give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away,
       sack, force out, give the sack, terminate] [ant:
       employ, engage, hire]