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decide vs terminate

terminate vs decide

decide and terminate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decide No No Yes No
terminate No No Yes No
As verbs, terminate is a hypernym of decide; that is, terminate is a word with a broader meaning than decide:
  • decide: bring to an end; settle conclusively
  • terminate: bring to an end or halt
Other hypernyms of decide include end.
decide (verb) terminate (verb)
reach, make, or come to a decision about something bring to an end or halt
bring to an end; settle conclusively terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
cause to decide have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
influence or determine be the end of; be the last or concluding part of
Difference between decide and terminate

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