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adjourn vs terminate

terminate vs adjourn

adjourn and terminate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
adjourn No No Yes No
terminate No No Yes No
As verbs, terminate is a hypernym of adjourn; that is, terminate is a word with a broader meaning than adjourn:
  • adjourn: close at the end of a session
  • terminate: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
Other hypernyms of adjourn include cease, end, finish, stop.
adjourn (verb) terminate (verb)
close at the end of a session bring to an end or halt
break from a meeting or gathering terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
be the end of; be the last or concluding part of
Difference between adjourn and terminate

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