Terminate

tėr′min-āt, v.t. to set a limit to: to set the boundary: to put an end to: to finish.— v.i. to be limited: to end either in space or time: to close.— adj. Ter′minable , that may be limited: that may terminate or cease.— n. Ter′minable ne .— adj. Ter′minal , pertaining to, or growing at, the end or extremity: ending a series or part: occurring in every term.— n.pl. Terminā′lia , an annual Roman festival in honour of Terminus , the god of boundaries.— adv. Ter′minally .— n. Terminā′tion , act of terminating or ending: limit: end: result: the ending of words as varied by their signification.— adjs. Terminā′tional , pertaining to, or forming, a termination; Ter′minātive , tending to terminate or determine: absolute.— adv. Ter′minātively .— n. Ter′minātor , one who, or that which, terminates: the boundary between the illuminated and dark portions of the moon or of a planet.— adj. Ter′minātory . [L. terminus .]