The Collaborative International Dictionary
Terminate \Ter"mi*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Terminated; p. pr. & vb. n. Terminating.] [L. terminatus, p. p. of terminare. See Term.]
To set a term or limit to; to form the extreme point or side of; to bound; to limit; as, to terminate a surface by a line.
To put an end to; to make to cease; as, to terminate an effort, or a controversy.
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Hence, to put the finishing touch to; to bring to completion; to perfect.
During this interval of calm and prosperity, he [Michael Angelo] terminated two figures of slaves, destined for the tomb, in an incomparable style of art.
--J. S. Harford.
Wiktionary
1 Coming to an end. 2 (context mathematics English) Of a decimal: having a finite number of digits. v
(present participle of terminate English)
Usage examples of "terminating".
It was explored thus to the very summit of the truncated cone terminating the first row of rocks, then to the upper ridge of the enormous hat, at the bottom of which opened the crater.
From its neck protruded a pair of long arms terminating in great horny hands which it held above its head.
The patrol ran up: tall men in striped suits of red and black holding staffs terminating in incandescent tips.
The Hoch Har village stood on stilts over the water, terminating in a float to which a dozen plank boats were tied.
Civil authorities, faced with an outbreak of something so virulent, would quarantine affected populations, terminating the spread.
The opposite coast formed one vast bay, terminating on the south by a very sharp point, which was destitute of all vegetation, and was of a very wild aspect.
Towards the north, on the contrary, the bay widened, and a more rounded coast appeared, trending from the southwest to the northeast, and terminating in a slender cape.
But, by their barking, these foxes, with reddish-gray hair, black tails terminating in a white tuft, had betrayed their origin.
He was committed to terminating Juan Garcia Barbacena, who would be within striking distance shortly after midnight tomorrow.
Even if we succeeded in terminating him, even if we were as careful as we could be, we'd leave a trail behind that someone like Gunn is expert enough to ferret out.
Gunn had needed time to work out a way of terminating Barbacena so that the ACTF's hands were absolutely clean.