terminate

Words with a similar base: terminate

'terminate'

[end.v.02] as in: bring to an end or halt

Examples:
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 WW I

'terminate'

[end.v.01] as in: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

Examples:
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

'terminate'

[end.v.03] as in: be the end of; be the last or concluding part of

Examples:
This sad scene ended the movie

'terminate'

[displace.v.03] as in: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

Examples:
The boss fired his secretary today
The company terminated 25% of its workers

Origins

					terminate (English)
└── terminatus (Latin)

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