To terminate something is to bring it to an end. Period. Full stop.
To set a term or limit to; to form the extreme point or side of; to bound; to limit;
Verb
bring to an end or halt; "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 WWI"
Verb
terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
Verb
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "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 end
Verb
be the end of; be the last or concluding part of; "This sad scene ended the movie"
v. t.
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 line.
v. t.
To put an end to; to make to cease; as, to terminate
an effort, or a controversy.
v. t.
Hence, to put the finishing touch to; to bring to
completion; to perfect.
v. i.
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
tropics.
v. i.
To come to a limit in time; to end; to close.
Terminate
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.
Terminate
The wisdom of this world, its designs and efficacy, terminate on zhis side heaven.
To set a term or limit to; to form the extreme point or side of; to bound; to limit;
Usage Examples
A majority, perhaps as many as 75 percent, of abortion clinics are in areas with high minority populations. Abortion apologists will say this is because they want to serve the poor. You don't serve the poor, however, by taking their money to terminate their children.
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