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Webster 1913 Edition
Terminate
Ter′mi-nate
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Terminated
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Terminating
.] 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 line2.
To put an end to; to make to cease;
as, to
. terminate
an effort, or a controversy3.
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.
Ter′mi-nate
,Verb.
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 tropics2.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Terminate
TERM'INATE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To bound; to limit; to set the extreme point or side of a thing; as, to terminate a surface by a line.2.
To end; to put an end to; as, to terminate a controversy.TERM'INATE
,Verb.
I.
1.
To end; to close; to come to a limit in time. The session of congress, every second year, must terminate on the third of March. The wisdom of this world, its designs and efficacy, terminate on this side heaven.
Definition 2024
terminate
terminate
English
Verb
terminate (third-person singular simple present terminates, present participle terminating, simple past and past participle terminated)
- (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.
- (transitive, euphemistic) To kill.
- (transitive, euphemistic) To end the employment contract of an employee; to fire, lay off.
Synonyms
- (to end incompletely): discontinue, stop, break off
- (to kill): See also Wikisaurus:kill
Antonyms
- (to end incompletely): continue
Related terms
Related terms
See also
Translations
to end incompletely
to kill
External links
- terminate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- terminate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Adjective
terminate (comparative more terminate, superlative most terminate)
- Terminated; limited; bounded; ended.
- 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.
- (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.
References
- J[ohn] A. Simpson and E[dward] S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ISBN 978-0-19-861186-8.
Anagrams
Italian
Verb
terminate
- second-person plural present indicative of terminare
- second-person plural present subjunctive of terminare
- second-person plural imperative of terminare
Verb
terminate f pl
- feminine plural of terminato
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
termināte
- first-person plural present active imperative of terminō
References
- terminate in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press