[ter.mi.nate] adj [ME, fr. L terminatus, pp. of terminare, fr. terminus] (15c): coming to an end or capable of ending
[2]ter.mi.nate vb -nat.ed ; -nat.ing vi (1610) 1: to extend only to a limit (as a point or line); esp: to reach a terminus
2: to form an ending
3: to come to an end in time ~ vt 1 a: to bring to an end: close "~ a marriage by divorce" "~ a transmission line" b: to form the conclusion of "review questions ~ each chapter" c: to discontinue the employment of "workers terminated because of slow business"
2: to serve as an ending, limit, or boundary of syn see close