discontinue vs terminate

discontinue and terminate both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of discontinue include end.

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

discontinue: come to or be at an end
terminate: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

Other hypernyms of discontinue include cease, end, finish, stop.

discontinue (verb)	terminate (verb)
prevent completion	bring to an end or halt
put an end to a state or an activity	terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
come to or be at an end	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