terminate
/tˈɝmʌneɪt/
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Definitions
Verb
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"
Verb
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"
Verb
be the end of; be the last or concluding part of; "This sad scene ended the movie"
Verb
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
Synonyms
can
cease
dismiss
displace
end
finish
fire
force out
give notice
give the axe
give the sack
sack
send away
stop
More Specific Terms
abort
adjourn
adjudicate
ax
axe
break
break off
break up
clean out
climax
close
close out
closure
cloture
come out
complete
conclude
crush out
culminate
cut out
decide
disappear
discontinue
dismiss
dissolve
drop
extinguish
finalise
finalize
finish
furlough
go
go away
go out
interrupt
kill
lapse
lay off
lift
nail down
pass away
pension off
phase out
press out
raise
recess
resolve
retire
run low
run out
run short
send away
send packing
settle
squeeze out
stamp out
stop
stub out
turn out
vanish