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Is terminate a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word terminate is a Scrabble US word. The word terminate is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is terminate a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word terminate is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

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Yes. The word terminate is a Words With Friends word. The word terminate is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

TERMINATE,

8-letter words (3 found)

ANTIMERE,INTERMAT,MARTINET,

7-letter words (31 found)

ARENITE,ARIETTE,EMERITA,EMIRATE,EMITTER,ENTREAT,ETAMINE,INTREAT,ITERANT,ITERATE,MATINEE,MEATIER,MERANTI,MINARET,MINETTE,NATTIER,NETTIER,NITRATE,RAIMENT,RATTEEN,REMANET,REMANIE,RETINAE,TAENITE,TARTINE,TEATIME,TENTIER,TERMITE,TERNATE,TERTIAN,TRAINEE,

6-letter words (56 found)

AIRMEN,ATTIRE,EMETIN,ENTAME,ENTERA,ENTIRE,ERMINE,ETAMIN,IMARET,INMATE,MAINER,MARINE,MARTEN,MARTIN,MATIER,MATTER,MATTIE,MATTIN,MEANER,MEANIE,METATE,METIER,MINTER,MITTEN,NATTER,NEATER,NERITE,NETTER,NETTIE,RATEEN,RATINE,RATITE,RATTEN,REEMIT,REMAIN,REMATE,REMINT,RENAME,RETAIN,RETEAM,RETIME,RETINA,RETINE,RETINT,TAMEIN,TAMINE,TEAMER,TENIAE,TENTER,TENTIE,TERTIA,TINTER,TITMAN,TITMEN,TREMIE,TRIENE,

5-letter words (94 found)

AERIE,AIMER,AINEE,AMEER,AMENE,AMENT,AMINE,AMRIT,ANIME,ANTRE,ARENE,ARETE,ARETT,ARMET,EARNT,EATEN,EATER,ENARM,ENATE,ENEMA,ENTER,ENTIA,ETTIN,INARM,INERM,INERT,INTER,INTRA,IRATE,MAIRE,MANET,MATER,MATIN,MATTE,MEANE,MEANT,MEARE,MEINT,MENTA,MERIT,METER,METRE,MINAE,MINAR,MINER,MITER,MITRE,NAMER,NITER,NITRE,RAINE,RAMEE,RAMEN,RAMET,RAMIE,RAMIN,RANEE,REAME,REATE,REMAN,REMEN,REMET,REMIT,RENTE,RETEM,RETIA,RETIE,RIANT,RIMAE,TAINT,TAMER,TAMIN,TANTI,TATER,TATIE,TENET,TENIA,TERAI,TERNE,TETRA,TETRI,TIMER,TINEA,TITAN,TITER,TITRE,TRAIN,TRAIT,TRANT,TREAT,TREEN,TREMA,TRINE,TRITE,

4-letter words (112 found)

AINE,AIRN,AIRT,AMEN,AMIE,AMIN,AMIR,ANTE,ANTI,ARET,ARTI,EARN,EINA,EINE,EMIR,EMIT,ERNE,ETAT,ETEN,ETNA,ITEM,MAIN,MAIR,MANE,MANI,MARE,MART,MATE,MATT,MEAN,MEAT,MEER,MEET,MEIN,MENE,MENT,MERE,MERI,META,METE,MIEN,MINA,MINE,MINT,MIRE,MITE,MITT,NAME,NARE,NEAR,NEAT,NEEM,NEMA,NETE,NETT,NITE,RAIN,RAIT,RAMI,RANI,RANT,RATE,REAM,REAN,REEN,REIN,RENT,RETE,RIEM,RIMA,RIME,RINE,RITE,RITT,TAIN,TAIT,TAME,TANE,TARE,TARN,TART,TATE,TEAM,TEAR,TEAT,TEEM,TEEN,TEER,TEIN,TEME,TENE,TENT,TERM,TERN,TETE,TIAN,TIAR,TIER,TIME,TINA,TINE,TINT,TIRE,TITE,TRAM,TRAT,TREE,TREM,TRET,TRIE,TRIM,TRIN,

3-letter words (70 found)

AIM,AIN,AIR,AIT,AME,AMI,ANE,ANI,ANT,ARE,ARM,ART,ATE,ATT,EAN,EAR,EAT,EEN,EME,ENE,ERA,ERE,ERM,ERN,ETA,IRE,ITA,MAE,MAN,MAR,MAT,MEE,MEN,MET,MIR,MNA,NAE,NAM,NAT,NEE,NET,NIE,NIM,NIT,RAI,RAM,RAN,RAT,REE,REI,REM,REN,RET,RIA,RIM,RIN,RIT,TAE,TAI,TAM,TAN,TAR,TAT,TEA,TEE,TEN,TET,TIE,TIN,TIT,

2-letter words (23 found)

AE,AI,AM,AN,AR,AT,EA,EE,EM,EN,ER,ET,IN,IT,MA,ME,MI,NA,NE,RE,TA,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 391 words from terminate according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of terminate

terminate

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin terminātus, past participle of terminō (“I set bounds to, bound, limit, end, close, terminate”), from terminus (“a bound, limit, end”); see term, terminus. Doublet of termine.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɝmɪneɪt/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɜːmɪneɪt/
  • Hyphenation: ter‧mi‧nate

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To end something, especially when left in an incomplete state.
  2. (Should we delete(+) this redundant sense?) (transitive) To conclude.
  3. (transitive) To set or be a limit or boundary to.
  4. (transitive) To end the employment contract of an employee; to fire, lay off.
  5. (transitive, euphemistic) To kill someone or something.
  6. (intransitive) To end, conclude, or cease; to come to an end.
  7. (intransitive) Of a mode of transport, to end its journey; or, of a railway line, to reach its terminus.
  8. (intransitive) To issue or result.

Synonyms

  • (to end incompletely): discontinue, stop, break off
  • (to kill): See also Thesaurus:kill
  • (to end the employment contract): axe, fire, sack; see also Thesaurus:lay off

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of "to end incompletely"): continue

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Adjective

terminate (comparative more terminate, superlative most terminate)

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

Translations

References

  • John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “terminate”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.

Further reading

  • “terminate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “terminate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “terminate”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

  • Marinette, antimeter, intermate, interteam, tetramine, tretamine

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

terminate

  1. inflection of terminare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

terminate f pl

  1. feminine plural of terminato

Anagrams

  • attenermi, meritante

Latin

Verb

termināte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of terminō

References

  • “terminate”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Spanish

Verb

terminate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of terminar combined with te

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