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terminate

ter·mi·nate [ túrmə nàyt ] (past and past participle ter·mi·nat·ed, present participle ter·mi·nat·ing, 3rd person present singular ter·mi·nates)

verb

Definition:

1. transitive and intransitive verb finish: to come to an end, or bring something to an end

terminate a broadcast

2. transitive verb fire somebody: to discontinue somebody's or a group's employment

He was terminated after 20 years in the job.

3. transitive verb murder somebody: to murder or assassinate somebody ( slang )

[Late 16th century. < Latin terminat-, past participle of terminare< terminus "end, boundary, limit"]

ter·mi·na·tive adjective

ter·mi·na·tor·y [ túrmənə tàwree ] adjective