cut out vs terminate

terminate vs cut out

cut out is an adjective but terminate is not an adjective.

cut out and terminate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cut out	No	Yes	Yes	No
terminate	No	No	Yes	No

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

cut out: cease operating
terminate: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

Other hypernyms of cut out include cease, end, finish, stop.

cut out (adjective)	terminate (adjective)
having been cut out

cut out (verb)	terminate (verb)
delete or remove	bring to an end or halt
cease operating	terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
intercept (a player)	have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
strike or cancel by or as if by rubbing or crossing out	be the end of; be the last or concluding part of
form and create by cutting out
cut off and stop

Difference between cut out and terminate

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