terminate
[verb]
Synonyms: end, abort, cease, close, complete, conclude, discontinue, finish, stop

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Antonyms: initiate
Related Idioms: put the lid on
Related Words: abolish, extinguish, discontinue, wind down

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

ter‧mi‧nate AC /ˈtɜːməneɪt, ˈtɜːmɪneɪt $ ˈtɜːr-/ verb
[Word Family: verb: terminate; noun: termination]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of terminare, from terminus; ⇒ term¹]

1. [intransitive and transitive] formal if something terminates, or if you terminate it, it ends Synonym : end:
The court ruled that the contract must be terminated.
a woman’s decision on whether or not to terminate the pregnancy

2. [intransitive] if a train, bus, or ship terminates at a particular place, its journey ends there:
The train from Paris terminates at St Pancras International.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

terminate
verb
ADV. abruptly, prematurely His contract was abruptly terminated.
swiftly | automatically
VERB + TERMINATE be entitled to, be free to
PHRASES the right to terminate sth Either party has the right to terminate the agreement.

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