Meanings
verbtermine (third-person singular simple present termines, present participle termining, simple past and past participle termined)
present singular third person termines · participle present termining · participle past termined · past termined
- obsoletetransitiveTo bring to an end; to conclude, terminate.
How absurd had these guests been, if they had termined the thanks in the servitor
1612–1634, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in [Contemplations vpon the Principall Passages of the Holy Storie], volume (please specify |volume=I to VIII), London, →OCLC
Origin
- Latintermināre
- Middle Frenchterminer
- Englishtermine
Borrowed from Middle French terminer, from Latin termināre. Doublet of terminate.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “termine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/termine.
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