Dictionary Check: terminate

"terminate" is a valid word!

Scrabble 11 points
Words with Friends 13 points

Definition

verb

bring to an end or halt

Example: "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"
Synonyms:
end
verb

have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

Example: "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"
Synonyms:
verb

be the end of; be the last or concluding part of

Example: "This sad scene ended the movie"
Synonyms:
end
verb

terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

Example: "The boss fired his secretary today"

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