terminate
/ˈtɜr·məˌneɪt/ v [I/T] fmlDefinition
› to end or stop, or to cause something to end or stop: [I] Trains that used to terminate in Hoboken now run into New York. [T] It sounded like she was trying to terminate the conversation. › An employee who is terminated no longer has a job: [T] Employees can be terminated if they miss too many days of work without good reason. termination /ˌtɜr·məˈneɪ·ʃən/ n [C/U] › [U] The contract provides for termination after two years.
(Definition of terminate v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
Our dictionaries
Browse the Thesaurus
Browse the Dictionary
Word of the Day
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
