closure vs terminate

terminate vs closure

closure is a noun but terminate is not a noun.

closure and terminate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
closure	Yes	No	Yes	No
terminate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, terminate is a hypernym of closure; that is, terminate is a word with a broader meaning than closure:

closure: terminate debate by calling for a vote
terminate: bring to an end or halt

Other hypernyms of closure include end.

closure (noun)	terminate (noun)
termination of operations
the act of blocking
approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric
something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body

closure (verb)	terminate (verb)
terminate debate by calling for a vote	bring to an end or halt
	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 closure and terminate

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