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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The wisdom of this world, its designs and efficacy,
              terminate on zhis side heaven.        --South.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Hence, to put the finishing touch to; to bring to
        completion; to perfect.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              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.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.
  
     2. To put an end to; to make to cease; as, to terminate an
        effort, or a controversy.
  
     3. Hence, to put the finishing touch to; to bring to
        completion; to perfect.
  
              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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.
  
     2. To come to a limit in time; to end; to close.
  
              The wisdom of this world, its designs and efficacy,
              terminate on zhis side heaven.        --South.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  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 WWI" [syn: end] [ant: begin, get
            down]
       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, cease] [ant: begin]
       3: be the end of; be the last or concluding part of; "This sad
          scene ended the movie" [syn: end]
       4: terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary
          today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" [syn:
          fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send
          away, sack, force out, give the sack] [ant: hire]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  terminate
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 διακόπτω
     2 τελειώνω
     3 καταστρέφω
     4 (μτβ+αμτβ) απολύω, πετάω κάποιον από τη δουλειά του

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  terminate
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it terminare  2 p pres ind//sub ; 2 p impr)
     Italian part.p.
     (feminine plural of it terminato)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la terminō  2 p pres actv impr)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  terminate
     a.
     1 terminated; limited; bounded; ended.
     2 Having a definite and clear limit or boundary; having a determinate
  size, shape or magnitude.
     3 (lb en mathematics) Expressible in a finite number of terms; (of a
  decimal) not recurring or infinite.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To end something, especially when left in an
  incomplete state.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  terminate
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it terminare  2 p pres ind//sub ; 2 p impr)
     Italian part.p.
     (feminine plural of it terminato)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la terminō  2 p pres actv impr)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  terminate
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it terminare  2 p pres ind//sub ; 2 p impr)
     Italian part.p.
     (feminine plural of it terminato)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la terminō  2 p pres actv impr)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  terminate
     Italia vb.
     (it-v-taivm 1 t ermin ate)
     Latina vb.
     (la-v-taivm 1 t ermin ate)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  terminate
     Engelska vb.
     avsluta

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  terminate /tˈɜːmɪnˌeɪt/
  afsluit, beëindig, eindig

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Terminate /tˈɜːmɪnˌeɪt/
  منتهي

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  terminate //ˈtɜːmɪneɪt// //ˈtɝmɪneɪt// 
  приключвам, убивам