Antonyms for terminate
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : tur-muh-neyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɜr məˌneɪt |
Definition of terminate
Origin :- 1610s, "to bring to an end," from Latin terminatus, past participle of terminare "to limit, end" (see terminus). Sense of "to come to an end" is recorded from 1640s; meaning "dismiss from a job" is recorded from 1973; that of "to assassinate" is from 1975. Related: Terminated; terminating.
- verb stop, finish
- All you will regret is, that she comes to terminate my visit, and take me away with her.
- Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- I hope that will not terminate my engagement, sir, or render me useless?'
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- He had never seen the instrument that was to terminate his life.
- Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
- He was only enjoying an interview—a vengeance—he was loath to terminate.
- Extract from : « The Big Tomorrow » by Paul Lohrman
- I know, and I tell you frankly, but only you, that my career in the police may terminate in consequence.
- Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
- This view of it did not relieve him of anxiety to know how the matter was going to terminate.
- Extract from : « The Duke Of Chimney Butte » by G. W. Ogden
- "Easier than terminate it with advantage," said she, bitterly.
- Extract from : « Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. » by Charles James Lever
- In order to terminate the war, Jackson had been obliged to cross the Spanish line.
- Extract from : « Union and Democracy » by Allen Johnson
- It is not all of life to terminate our existence on this earth.
- Extract from : « Mysticism and its Results » by John Delafield
- The ends of this tube should terminate in a glass mouthpiece, which should not be too delicate.
- Extract from : « On Laboratory Arts » by Richard Threlfall
Synonyms for terminate
- abolish
- abort
- achieve
- adjourn
- annul
- bounce
- bound
- bring to an end
- cancel
- cease
- close
- come to an end
- complete
- conclude
- confine
- cut off
- define
- desist
- determine
- discharge
- discontinue
- dismiss
- dissolve
- drop
- eliminate
- end
- expire
- extinguish
- fire
- halt
- issue
- lapse
- limit
- perfect
- prorogate
- prorogue
- put an end to
- recess
- restrict
- result
- run out
- sack
- scratch
- scrub
- tether
- ultimate
- wind down
- wind up
- wrap
- wrap up
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