- (v.i.) 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.
- (v.i.) To come to a limit in time; to end; to close.
- (v.t.) 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.
- (v.t.) Hence, to put the finishing touch to; to bring to completion; to perfect.
- (v.t.) To put an end to; to make to cease; as, to terminate an effort or a controversy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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