terminates

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To end something, especially when left in an incomplete state.
   • to terminate a process before its completion
2. (transitive) To conclude.
3. (transitive) To set or be a limit or boundary to.
   • to terminate a surface by a line
4. (transitive) To form an appropriate end on (a wire, cable, hose, pipe, etc), such as by applying a cable terminal or a hose ferrule.
   • We'll rough them all in before we start terminating any of them.
5. (transitive) To end the employment contract of an employee; to fire, lay off.

   Synonyms:

   axe

6. (euphemistic, transitive) To kill someone or something.
   • The enemy must be terminated by any means possible.

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