English-Thai Dictionary

terminate

VI สิ้นสุด  ยุติ  ลงเอย  ลงท้าย  จบ ลง  eliminate stop sin-sud

 

terminate

VT ทำให้ สิ้นสุด  ทำให้ ยุติ  eliminate stop tam-hai-sin-sud

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TERMINATE

v.t.[termino; terminus. ] 1. To bound; to limit; to set the extreme point or side of a thing; as, to terminate a surface by a line.
2. To end; to put an end to; as, to terminate a controversy.

 

TERMINATE

v.i.To be limited; to end; to come to the furthest point in space; as, a line terminates at the equator; the torrid zone terminates at the tropics. 1. To end; to close; to come to a limit in time. The session of congress, every second year, must terminate on the third of March.
The wisdom of this world, its designs and efficacy, terminate on this side heaven.

 

TERMINATED

pp. Limited; bounded; ended.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TERMINATE

Ter "mi *nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Terminated; p. pr. & vb. n.Terminating. ] Etym: [L. terminatus, p.p. of terminare. See Term. ]

 

1. 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.

 

2. To put an end to; to make to cease; as, to terminate an effort, or a controversy.

 

3. 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.

 

TERMINATE

TERMINATE Ter "mi *nate, v. i.

 

1. To be limited in space by a point, line, or surface; to stop short; to end; to cease; as, the torrid zone terminates at the tropics.

 

2. To come to a limit in time; to end; to close. The wisdom of this world, its designs and efficacy, terminate on zhis side heaven. South.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

terminate

ter mi nate |ˈtərməˌnāt ˈtɜːrmɪneɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] bring to an end: he was advised to terminate the contract. • [ no obj. ] (terminate in ) (of a thing ) have its end at (a specified place ) or of (a specified form ): the chain terminated in an iron ball covered with spikes. • [ no obj. ] (of a train, bus, or boat service ) end its journey: the train will terminate at Stratford. • end (a pregnancy ) before term by artificial means. • end the employment of (someone ); dismiss: Adamson's putting pressure on me to terminate you. • assassinate (someone, esp. an intelligence agent ): he was terminated by persons unknown. • archaic form the physical end or extremity of (an area ). PHRASES terminate someone with extreme prejudice murder or assassinate someone (used as a euphemism ).ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘direct an action toward a specified end ’): from Latin terminat- ‘limited, ended, ’ from the verb terminare, from terminus ‘end, boundary. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

terminate

ter ¦min |ate |ˈtəːmɪneɪt | ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] bring to an end: he was advised to terminate the contract. • end (a pregnancy ) before term by artificial means. • [ no obj. ] (of a train, bus, or boat service ) end its journey: the train will terminate at Stratford. • chiefly N. Amer. end the employment of (someone ); dismiss: Adamson's putting pressure on me to terminate you. • euphemistic, chiefly N. Amer. murder (someone ): he was terminated by persons unknown. 2 [ no obj. ] (terminate in ) (of a thing ) have its end at (a specified place ) or of (a specified form ): the chain terminated in an iron ball covered with spikes. • [ with obj. ] archaic form the physical end or extremity of (an area ). PHRASES terminate someone with extreme prejudice euphemistic, chiefly US murder someone. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘direct an action towards a specified end ’): from Latin terminat- ‘limited, ended ’, from the verb terminare, from terminus ‘end, boundary ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

terminate

terminate verb 1 the project was terminated: bring to an end, end, abort, curtail, bring to a close /conclusion, close, conclude, finish, stop, put an end to, wind up, wrap up, discontinue, cease, kill, cut short, ax; informal pull the plug on, can. ANTONYMS begin, start, continue. 2 ten employees were terminated: fire, ax; downsize; informal can, cut. ANTONYMS hire. 3 this bus terminates at Granville Street: end its journey, finish up, stop.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

terminate

terminate verb 1 treatment was terminated: bring to an end, end, bring to a close /conclusion, close, conclude, finish, stop, put an end to, put a stop to, wind up, discontinue, break off, cease, cut short, bring to an untimely end, abort; axe; informal pull the plug on. ANTONYMS begin, start, commence, continue. 2 the train will terminate in Stratford: end its journey, finish up, stop. 3 the consultant assumed I would terminate the pregnancy: abort, end.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

terminate

ter mi nate /tə́ː r mɪnèɪt /動詞 ～s /-ts /; ～d /-ɪd /; -nating 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠1 〈物 事 〉を終わらせる ; …の終わりにくる ▸ terminate a contract 契約を解除する 2 …を (空間的に )限る, …の境 (界 )となる .3 〘医 〙〈妊娠 〉を (人工 )中絶する .自動詞 1 〈物 事が 〉終わる ; « … (の結果 )で » 終結する «in , with » .2 〈列車 バスが 〉 «…で » 終点を迎える «at » .3 〘医 〙(人工 )中絶する .形容詞 /tə́ː r mɪnət /比較なし 1 有限の .2 〘言 〙終止 (相 )の .t é r mi n à tor /-tə r /名詞