terminate
verb
1 terminate
Bring to an end or halt:
— The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I.
synonym: end.
Dutch: afsluiten, bedanken, besluiten, beƫindigen, eindigen, opzeggen, sluiten, stoppen, termineren
2 terminate
Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical:
— The bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed.
synonyms: cease, end, finish, stop.
Roget 67: end, close, finish, terminate, conclude, be all over; expire; die etc. 360; come-, draw-to-a-close etc. n.; ... show more
Dutch: aftrappen, eindigen, nokken, ophouden, stilleggen, stoppen, uitlopen, uitscheiden
3 terminate
Be the end of; be the last or concluding part of.
synonym: end.
4 terminate
Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position:
— The company terminated 25% of its workers.
synonyms: can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away.
Dutch: ontslaan, wippen
Moby thesaurus: abandon, abolish, abort, attend, ax, become of, belay, boot out, bounce, button up, cancel, cap, carry to completion, cashier, cease, clean up, climax, close, close out, close up ... show more.
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