Terminate vs. Dismiss — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Terminate and Dismiss
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Definitions
Terminate➦
To bring to an end or halt
"His action terminated the most hopeful period of reform in Prussian history" (Gordon A. Craig).
Dismiss➦
Order or allow to leave; send away
She dismissed the taxi at the corner of the road
Terminate➦
To occur at or form the end of; conclude or finish
A display of fireworks that terminated the festivities.
Dismiss➦
Treat as unworthy of serious consideration
It would be easy to dismiss him as all brawn and no brain
Terminate➦
To discontinue the employment of; dismiss
A company that terminated 300 workers.
Dismiss➦
To end the employment or service of; discharge.
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Terminate➦
To murder or assassinate (someone).
Dismiss➦
To direct or allow to leave
Dismissed troops after the inspection.
Dismissed the student after reprimanding him.
Terminate➦
To come to an end; reach a stopping point
The oil pipeline terminates at a shipping port. The negotiations terminated with a celebration.
Dismiss➦
To stop considering; rid one's mind of; dispel
Dismissed all thoughts of running for office.
Terminate➦
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).
Dismiss➦
To refuse to accept or recognize; reject
Dismissed the claim as highly improbable.
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Terminate➦
(transitive) To end something, especially when left in an incomplete state.
To terminate a process before its completion
To terminate an effort, or a controversy
Dismiss➦
(Law) To adjudicate (a cause of action) as insufficient to proceed further in court because of some deficiency in law or fact.
Terminate➦
(transitive) To conclude.
Dismiss➦
To eject (a player or coach) for the remainder of a game.
Terminate➦
(transitive) To set or be a limit or boundary to.
To terminate a surface by a line
Dismiss➦
To put out (a batter) in cricket.
Terminate➦
To kill someone or something.
The enemy must be terminated by any means possible.
Dismiss➦
(transitive) To discharge; to end the employment or service of.
The company dismissed me after less than a year.
Terminate➦
To end the employment contract of an employee; to fire, lay off.
Dismiss➦
(transitive) To order to leave.
The soldiers were dismissed after the parade.
Terminate➦
(intransitive) To end, conclude, or cease; to come to an end.
Dismiss➦
(transitive) To dispel; to rid one’s mind of.
He dismissed all thoughts of acting again.
Terminate➦
(intransitive) Of a mode of transport, to end its journey; or, of a railway line, to reach its terminus.
This train terminates at the next station.
Dismiss➦
(transitive) To reject; to refuse to accept.
The court dismissed the case.
Terminate➦
(intransitive) To issue or result.
Dismiss➦
(transitive) To invalidate; to treat as unworthy of serious consideration.
By telling the victim to "get over it", the listener dismissed the victim's feelings.
Terminate➦
Terminated; limited; bounded; ended.
Dismiss➦
(transitive) To send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain. (sometimes followed by as).
She dismissed him with a wave of the hand.
Terminate➦
Having a definite and clear limit or boundary; having a determinate size, shape or magnitude.
Mountains on the Moon cast shadows that are very dark, terminate and more distinct than those cast by mountains on the Earth.
Dismiss➦
To get a batsman out.
He was dismissed for 99 runs.
Terminate➦
(mathematics) Expressible in a finite number of terms; (of a decimal) not recurring or infinite.
One third is a recurring decimal, but one half is a terminate decimal.
Dismiss➦
To give someone a red card; to send off.
Terminate➦
To set a term or limit to; to form the extreme point or side of; to bound; to limit; as, to terminate a surface by a line.
Dismiss➦
To send away; to give leave of departure; to cause or permit to go; to put away.
He dismissed the assembly.
Dismiss their cares when they dismiss their flock.
Though he soon dismissed himself from state affairs.
Terminate➦
To put an end to; to make to cease; as, to terminate an effort, or a controversy.
Dismiss➦
To discard; to remove or discharge from office, service, or employment; as, the king dismisses his ministers; the matter dismisses his servant.
Terminate➦
Hence, to put the finishing touch to; to bring to completion; to perfect.
During this interval of calm and prosperity, he [Michael Angelo] terminated two figures of slaves, destined for the tomb, in an incomparable style of art.
Dismiss➦
To lay aside or reject as unworthy of attentions or regard, as a petition or motion in court.
Terminate➦
To be limited in space by a point, line, or surface; to stop short; to end; to cease; as, the torrid zone terminates at the tropics.
Dismiss➦
Dismission.
Terminate➦
To come to a limit in time; to end; to close.
The wisdom of this world, its designs and efficacy, terminate on zhis side heaven.
Dismiss➦
Bar from attention or consideration;
She dismissed his advances
Terminate➦
Bring to an end or halt;
She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime
The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WWI
Dismiss➦
Cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration;
This case is dismissed!
Terminate➦
Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical;
The bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed
Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other
My property ends by the bushes
The symphony ends in a pianissimo
Dismiss➦
Stop associating with;
They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock
Terminate➦
Be the end of; be the last or concluding part of;
This sad scene ended the movie
Dismiss➦
Terminate the employment of;
The boss fired his secretary today
The company terminated 25% of its workers
Terminate➦
Terminate the employment of;
The boss fired his secretary today
The company terminated 25% of its workers
Dismiss➦
End one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave;
I was dismissed after I gave my report
Dismiss➦
Declare void;
The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections
