terminate
/tˈɝmənˌeɪt/ · 3 syllables
Meaning
verb
- bring to an end or halt
“She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime” - have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
“the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed” - be the end of; be the last or concluding part of
“This sad scene ended the movie” - terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
“The boss fired his secretary today”
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