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