Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Terminate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Terminate \Ter"mi*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Terminated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Terminating}.] [L. terminatus, p. p. of
terminare. See {Term}.]
1. To set a term or limit to; to form the extreme point or
side of; to bound; to limit; as, to terminate a surface by
a line.
2. To put an end to; to make to cease; as, to terminate an
effort, or a controversy.
3. Hence, to put the finishing touch to; to bring to
completion; to perfect.
During this interval of calm and prosperity, he
[Michael Angelo] terminated two figures of slaves,
destined for the tomb, in an incomparable style of
art. --J. S.
Harford.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Terminate \Ter"mi*nate\, v. i.
1. To be limited in space by a point, line, or surface; to
stop short; to end; to cease; as, the torrid zone
terminates at the tropics.
2. To come to a limit in time; to end; to close.
The wisdom of this world, its designs and efficacy,
terminate on zhis side heaven. --South.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
terminate
v 1: bring to an end; "She ended their friendship when she found
out that he had once been convicted of a crime" [syn: {end}]
[ant: {begin}]
2: have end in a certain location; either spatial or
metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary
bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights
of other" [syn: {stop}]
3: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense:
"My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a
pianissimo" [syn: {end}, {finish}, {cease}] [ant: {begin}]
4: terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary
today" [syn: {fire}, {give notice}, {can}, {dismiss}, {give
the axe}, {send away}, {sack}, {force out}] [ant: {hire}]
5: bring to a conclusion or cause to come to an end; "We
terminated our relation with the company"; "It is unclear
whether the bombing of Hiroshima ended the war"; "Cease
doing what you are doing!" [syn: {end}, {cease}] [ant: {begin}]
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