The contract between the publishing house and the author was terminated after repeated missed deadlines.
出版社与作者之间的合同因多次错过截止日期而被终止。
Which choice best defines “terminate”?
C — Bring to an end. “terminate” means bring to an end.
Which word means “bring to an end”?
C — terminate. “terminate” means bring to an end.
terminate — bring to an end. In Chinese: 终止，结束.
terminate is pronounced /ˈtɜːrmɪneɪt/.
The contract between the publishing house and the author was terminated after repeated missed deadlines. (出版社与作者之间的合同因多次错过截止日期而被终止。)
end, conclude, cease — all close in meaning to terminate (bring to an end).
begin, initiate — each the opposite of terminate (bring to an end).
Yes. terminate is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
term(end)+inate