Antonyms for terminate


Grammar : Verb
Spell : tur-muh-neyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɜr məˌneɪt


Definition of terminate

Origin :
  • 1610s, "to bring to an end," from Latin terminatus, past participle of terminare "to limit, end" (see terminus). Sense of "to come to an end" is recorded from 1640s; meaning "dismiss from a job" is recorded from 1973; that of "to assassinate" is from 1975. Related: Terminated; terminating.
  • verb stop, finish
Example sentences :
  • All you will regret is, that she comes to terminate my visit, and take me away with her.
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • I hope that will not terminate my engagement, sir, or render me useless?'
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
  • He had never seen the instrument that was to terminate his life.
  • Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
  • He was only enjoying an interview—a vengeance—he was loath to terminate.
  • Extract from : « The Big Tomorrow » by Paul Lohrman
  • I know, and I tell you frankly, but only you, that my career in the police may terminate in consequence.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • This view of it did not relieve him of anxiety to know how the matter was going to terminate.
  • Extract from : « The Duke Of Chimney Butte » by G. W. Ogden
  • "Easier than terminate it with advantage," said she, bitterly.
  • Extract from : « Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. » by Charles James Lever
  • In order to terminate the war, Jackson had been obliged to cross the Spanish line.
  • Extract from : « Union and Democracy » by Allen Johnson
  • It is not all of life to terminate our existence on this earth.
  • Extract from : « Mysticism and its Results » by John Delafield
  • The ends of this tube should terminate in a glass mouthpiece, which should not be too delicate.
  • Extract from : « On Laboratory Arts » by Richard Threlfall

Synonyms for terminate

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