terminate: Meaning and Definition of

ter•mi•nate

1. to bring to an end; put an end to: to terminate a contract.
2. to occur at or form the conclusion of: The countess's soliloquy terminates the play.
3. to bound or limit spatially; form or be situated at the extremity of.
4. to dismiss from a job; fire: to terminate employees during a recession.

1. to end, conclude, or cease.
2. (of a train, bus, or other public conveyance) to end a scheduled run at a certain place: This train terminates in New York.
3. to come to an end (often fol. by at, in, or with).
4. to issue or result (usually fol. by in).