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terminate
verb
Bring to an end or halt
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ˈtɝmɪneɪt
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verb
Bring to an end or halt
“She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime”
verb
Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
“The bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed”
verb
Be the end of; be the last or concluding part of
“This sad scene ended the movie”
verb
Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
“The boss fired his secretary today”
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She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime
The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I
The bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed
Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other
My property ends by the bushes
The symphony ends in a pianissimo
This sad scene ended the movie
The boss fired his secretary today
The company terminated 25% of its workers
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