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terminate

/ˈtɝməˌneɪt/ · 9 letters · 7 distinct letters

  1. verb

    bring to an end or halt

    She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime

  2. verb

    have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

    the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed

  3. verb

    be the end of; be the last or concluding part of

    This sad scene ended the movie

  4. verb

    terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

    The boss fired his secretary today

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