<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to bring to an end; put an end to: to terminate a contract</li><li>Synonyms: complete, close, conclude, finish, end</li><li>to occur at or form the conclusion of: The countess's soliloquy terminates the play</li><li>to bound or limit spatially; form or be situated at the extremity of</li><li>to dismiss from a job; fire: to terminate employees during a recession</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object) to end, conclude, or cease</li><li>(of a train, bus, or other public conveyance) to end a scheduled run at a certain place: This train terminates in New York</li><li>to come to an end (often followed by at, in, or with)</li><li>to issue or result (usually followed by in)</li></ul>