run out vs terminate

terminate vs run out

run out and terminate both are verbs.

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

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

run out: become used up; be exhausted
terminate: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

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

run out (verb)	terminate (verb)
use up all one's strength and energy and stop working	bring to an end or halt
prove insufficient	terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
exhaust the supply of	have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
become used up; be exhausted	be the end of; be the last or concluding part of
flow, run or fall out and become lost
flow off gradually
leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
lose validity

Difference between run out and terminate

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