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self-terminate

self-terminate verb: to terminate automatically.

Verb

self-terminate (third-person singular simple present self-terminates, present participle self-terminating, simple past and past participle self-terminated)

  1. (transitive) To terminate automatically.
  2. (euphemistic) To commit suicide.

Forms of self-terminate

third-person singular presentself-terminates
present participleself-terminating
past participleself-terminated
pastself-terminated

Origin of self-terminate

From self- + terminate.

Questions about self-terminate

What does self-terminate mean?
Self-terminate means to terminate automatically.
What part of speech is self-terminate?
Self-terminate is a verb.
What is the past tense of self-terminate?
The past tense of self-terminate is self-terminated.

Words near self-terminate in the dictionary

  1. self-tanner
  2. self-tapping
  3. self-tapping screw
  4. self-tapping screws
  5. self-taught
  6. self-terminate
  7. self-terminated
  8. self-terminates
  9. self-terminating
  10. self-test
  11. self-tests

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