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TERMINATE

/ˈtɜːmɪneɪ̯t/9 letters

Definition of TERMINATE

verb

To end something, especially when left in an incomplete state.

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Where it comes from

From Middle English terminaten (“to bring to an end; to adjudicate; to end, stop; to border, confine, contain”) from terminat(e) (“bounded”, also used as the past participle of terminaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin terminātus, perfect passive participle of terminō (“to set bounds to, bound, limit, end, close, terminate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from terminus (“a bound, limit, end”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix); see term, terminus. Doublet of termine, cognate with French terminer.

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Boards found on
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First board
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Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.

First ever to find it

quicksilverfox

on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

TERMINATE
9
Letters
4
Vowels
5
Consonants
7
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

TERMINATE starts with T and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEIMNRTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T and E appear more than once.

Words that start TERMIN

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

TERMINGTERMINITERMINALTERMINERTERMINUSTERMINALSTERMINERSTERMINISMTERMINISTTERMINABLETERMINABLYTERMINALLY

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