terminate

Etymology

From Latin terminātus, past participle of terminō (“I set bounds to, bound, limit, end, close, terminate”), from terminus (“a bound, limit, end”); see term, terminus. Compare termine.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtɝmɪneɪt/

Verb

terminate (third-person singular simple present terminates, present participle terminating, simple past and past participle terminated)

1. (transitive or intransitive, formal) To end, especially in an incomplete state.

   to terminate a surface by a line

   to terminate an effort, or a controversy

   • J. S. Harford

     During this interval of calm and prosperity, he terminated two figures of slaves, destined for the tomb, in an incomparable style of art.

2. (transitive, euphemistic) To kill.
3. (transitive, euphemistic) To end the employment contract of an employee; to fire, lay off.

Adjective

terminate (comparative more terminate, superlative most terminate)

1. Terminated; limited; bounded; ended.
2. Having a definite and clear limit or boundary; having a determinate size, shape or magnitude.

   Mountains on the Moon cast shadows that are very dark, terminate and more distinct than those cast by mountains on the Earth.

3. (mathematics) Expressible in a finite number of terms; (of a decimal) not recurring or infinite.

   One third is a recurring decimal, but one half is a terminate decimal.

Anagrams

• Marinette, antimeter, intermate, tetramine, tretamine

Verb

terminate

1. second-person plural present indicative of terminare
2. second-person plural present subjunctive of terminare
3. second-person plural imperative of terminare

Verb

terminate f pl

1. feminine plural of terminato

Anagrams

• attenermi
• meritante

Verb

termināte

1. first-person plural present active imperative of terminō

References

• terminate in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press