Exterminated vs. Terminated — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Exterminated and Terminated
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Exterminated
To get rid of by destroying completely
Exterminated the termites that were weakening the wall.
Terminated
To bring to an end or halt
"His action terminated the most hopeful period of reform in Prussian history" (Gordon A. Craig).
Exterminated
Simple past tense and past participle of exterminate
Terminated
To occur at or form the end of; conclude or finish
A display of fireworks that terminated the festivities.
Exterminated
Destroyed completely.
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Terminated
To discontinue the employment of; dismiss
A company that terminated 300 workers.
Exterminated
Destroyed completely
Terminated
To murder or assassinate (someone).
Terminated
To come to an end; reach a stopping point
The oil pipeline terminates at a shipping port. The negotiations terminated with a celebration.
Terminated
To form an end or produce a result. Often used with in
"The Peloponnesian war ... terminated in the ruin of the Athenian commonwealth" (Alexander Hamilton).
Terminated
Simple past tense and past participle of terminate
Terminated
Having been the subject of termination; ended or destroyed.
Terminated
Having lost a job or assignment.
Terminated
Having an end or a boundary.
Terminated
Having come or been brought to a conclusion;
The harvesting was complete
The affair is over, ended, finished
The abruptly terminated interview
Terminated
(of e.g. a contract or term of office) having come to an end
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