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terminate

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terminate
verb
1 treatment was terminated:
bring to an end, end, bring to a close/conclusion, close, conclude, finish, stop, put an end to, put a stop to, wind up, discontinue, break off, cease, cut short, bring to an untimely end, abort;
axe;
informal pull the plug on.
antonyms begin, start, commence, continue.
2 the train will terminate in Stratford:
end its journey, finish up, stop.
3 the consultant assumed I would terminate the pregnancy:
abort, end.
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