terminate terminate /ˈtɝːməˌneɪt/

verb

1. () Bring to an end or halt  ( terminate , end )
   bring to an end or halt
    She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime
   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 WW I
   The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I
   
2. () Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical  ( stop , terminate , cease , end , finish )
   have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
    The bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed
   the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed
    Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other
   Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other
    My property ends by the bushes
   My property ends by the bushes
    The symphony ends in a pianissimo
   The symphony ends in a pianissimo
   
3. Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position  ( dismiss , displace , force out , give notice , give the axe [Informal] , give the sack , sack , send away , terminate , can [Informal, N. American] , fire )
   terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
    The boss fired his secretary today
   The boss fired his secretary today
    The company terminated 25% of its workers
   The company terminated 25% of its workers
   
4. Be the end of; be the last or concluding part of  ( terminate , end )
   be the end of; be the last or concluding part of
    This sad scene ended the movie
   This sad scene ended the movie