how to pronounce terminate

/ˈtɝməˌnɛɪt/

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terminate is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of terminate in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… decide to terminate them and all the …”

meaning of terminate

Terminate means to end something, especially a contract or employment, by formal or legal means.

terminate frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word terminate occurs in english on average 2.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics terminate can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that terminate can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) transport and travel;