Translate terminate | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of terminate
verb
[with object] bring to an end:he was advised to terminate the contract [no object] (
terminate in)
(of a thing) have its end at (a specified place) or of (a specified form):the chain terminated in an iron ball covered with spikes [no object] (of a train, bus, or boat service) end its journey:the train will terminate at Stratford end (a pregnancy) before term by artificial means. chiefly
North American end the employment of (someone); dismiss:Adamson’s putting pressure on me to terminate you euphemistic, chiefly
North American assassinate (someone, especially an intelligence agent):he was terminated by persons unknown archaic form the physical end or extremity of (an area).
