terminate

1. (transitive) To end something, especially when left in an incomplete state.Examples: "to terminate a process before its completion"; "to terminate an effort, or a controversy"; "During this interval of calm and prosperity, he terminated two figures of slaves, destined for the tomb, in an incomparable style of art."transitive

2. (transitive) To conclude.transitive

3. (transitive) To set or be a limit or boundary to.Examples: "to terminate a surface by a line"transitive

4. (transitive) To form an appropriate end on (a wire, cable, hose, pipe, etc), such as by applying a cable terminal or a hose ferrule.Examples: "We'll rough them all in before we start terminating any of them."transitive

5. (transitive) To end the employment contract of an employee; to fire, lay off.Synonyms: axetransitive

6. (transitive, euphemistic) To kill someone or something.Examples: "The enemy must be terminated by any means possible."euphemistictransitive