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Germinate vs Terminate - What's the difference?

germinate | terminate |

As verbs the difference between germinate and terminate

is that germinate is to sprout or produce buds while terminate is to end, especially in an incomplete state.

As an adjective terminate is

terminated; limited; bounded; ended.

germinate

English

Verb

  • To sprout or produce buds.
  • (Francis Bacon)
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  • To cause to grow.
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    Anagrams

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    terminate

    English

    Verb

    (terminat)
  • To end, especially in an incomplete state.
  • * J. S. Harford
  • To kill.
  • To end the employment contract of an employee; to fire, lay off.
  • Synonyms

    * (to end incompletely) discontinue, stop, break off * (to kill) See also

    Antonyms

    * (to end incompletely) continue

    See also

    * abort

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Terminated; limited; bounded; ended.
  • Having a definite and clear limit or boundary; having a determinate size, shape or magnitude.
  • (label) Expressible in a finite number of terms; (of a decimal) not recurring or infinite.
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