self-terminate

verb

To terminate automatically.

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Meanings

verbself-terminate (third-person singular simple present self-terminates, present participle self-terminating, simple past and past participle self-terminated)

present singular third person self-terminates · participle present self-terminating · participle past self-terminated · past self-terminated

  1. transitiveTo terminate automatically.
  2. euphemisticTo commit suicide.

Origin

From self- + terminate.

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APA

self-terminate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-terminate

MLA

“self-terminate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-terminate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-terminate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-terminate.

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