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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Terminate \Ter"mi*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Terminated; p. pr. & vb. n. Terminating.] [L. terminatus, p. p. of terminare. See Term.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To put an end to; to make to cease; as, to terminate an effort, or a controversy. [1913 Webster] 3. Hence, to put the finishing touch to; to bring to completion; to perfect. [1913 Webster] During this interval of calm and prosperity, he [Michael Angelo] terminated two figures of slaves, destined for the tomb, in an incomparable style of art. --J. S. Harford. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]