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terminate

/ˈtɜːmɪneɪt/
verb

  1. To end, especially in an incomplete state.

    "to terminate a surface by a line"

  2. To set or be a limit or boundary to.

  3. To kill.

Synonymsbreak off, discontinue, stop, axe, fire, sack
Antonymscontinue
adjective

  1. Terminated; limited; bounded; ended.

  2. Having a definite and clear limit or boundary; having a determinate size, shape or magnitude.

    "Mountains on the Moon cast shadows that are very dark, terminate and more distinct than those cast by mountains on the Earth."

  3. Expressible in a finite number of terms; (of a decimal) not recurring or infinite.

    "One third is a recurring decimal, but one half is a terminate decimal."

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