v.
- bring to an end.
▸end (a pregnancy) before term by artificial means.
▸(of a train or bus service) end its journey.
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(terminate in)
have an end at (a specified place) or of (a specified form).
- chiefly N. Amer. end the employment of.
- euphemistic, chiefly N. Amer. assassinate (someone).
- archaic form the physical end or extremity of (an area).
Phrase
- terminate someone with extreme prejudice
euphemistic, chiefly US murder someone.
Derivative
- termination n.
- terminational adj.
Etymology
C16 (earlier (ME) as termination): from L. terminat-, terminare ‘limit, end’, from terminus ‘end, boundary’.