terminated

Variant of terminate

transitive verb terminated, terminating

  1. to bring to an end in space or time; form the end or conclusion of; limit, bound, finish, or conclude
  2. to put an end to; stop; cease
  3. ☆ to dismiss from employment; fire
  4. ☆ to assassinate: a euphemistic usage

Origin: < L terminatus, pp. of terminare, to end, limit < terminus: see term

intransitive verb

  1. to come to an end in space or time; stop; end
  2. to have its end (in something): a road terminating in woods

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