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Terminate vs Exterminate - What's the difference?

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Exterminate is a related term of terminate.



As verbs the difference between terminate and exterminate

is that terminate is to end, especially in an incomplete state while exterminate is to kill all of a population, usually deliberate and especially applied to pests.

As an adjective terminate

is terminated; limited; bounded; ended.

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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    Anagrams

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    exterminate

    English

    Verb

    (exterminat)
  • To kill all of a population, usually deliberate and especially applied to pests.
  • We'll use poison to exterminate the rats.
  • (figuratively) To bring a definite end to, finish completely. A rather strong word that implies that what has been ended won't resurface.
  • Even a mass birching at the public school failed to exterminate truancy.

    Synonyms

    * (to kill all) annihilate, eradicate, extermine, uproot * (to bring an end to) stamp out * See also

    Derived terms

    * extermination * exterminative * exterminator * exterminatory