TERMINATE

/ˈtɜːmΙͺneΙͺt/
11
Scrabble
13
WWF
T(1) E(1) R(1) M(3) I(1) N(1) A(1) T(1) E(1)
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Definition

/ˈtɜːmΙͺneΙͺt/
verb
  1. To end, especially in an incomplete state.
    “to terminate a surface by a line”
  2. To set or be a limit or boundary to.
  3. To kill.
  4. To end the employment contract of an employee; to fire, lay off.
  5. Of a mode of transport, to end its journey; or of a railway line, to reach its terminus.
adjective
  1. Terminated; limited; bounded; ended.
  2. Having a definite and clear limit or boundary; having a determinate size, shape or magnitude.
    “Mountains on the Moon cast shadows that are very dark, terminate and more distinct than those cast by mountains on the Earth.”
  3. Expressible in a finite number of terms; (of a decimal) not recurring or infinite.
    “One third is a recurring decimal, but one half is a terminate decimal.”

Source: Wiktionary

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Back hooks: TERMINATE-D TERMINATE-S

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