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finalize vs terminate

terminate vs finalize

finalize and terminate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
finalize No No Yes No
terminate No No Yes No
As verbs, terminate is a hypernym of finalize; that is, terminate is a word with a broader meaning than finalize:
  • finalize: make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
  • terminate: bring to an end or halt
Other hypernyms of finalize include end.
finalize (verb) terminate (verb)
make final; put the last touches on; put into final form 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 finalize and terminate

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