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- pronunciation:
- tuhr
mih
neIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
terminates, terminating, terminated |
| definition 1: |
to bring to an end; put a stop to.
The referee terminated the soccer game after a fight broke out.- synonyms:
- discontinue, end, finish
- antonyms:
- continue, initiate
- similar words:
- abolish, cancel, cease, conclude, dissolve, halt, interrupt, kill, stop
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| definition 2: |
to come to an end (often followed by "at," "in," or "with").
The beach terminates at those cliffs.The semester will terminate in two weeks.- synonyms:
- end, stop
- antonyms:
- begin, continue
- similar words:
- cease, close, expire, finish, lapse, wind up
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| related words: |
annul, die, divorce, end, lift, pass, quit |
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| derivations: |
terminative (adj.), terminatively (adv.) |
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