terminate vs closure

closure vs terminate

terminate is not a noun while closure is a noun.

terminate and closure both are verbs.

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

As verbs, closure is a hyponym of terminate; that is, closure is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than terminate:

terminate: bring to an end or halt
closure: terminate debate by calling for a vote

Other hyponyms of terminate include close out, finish, abort, culminate, lift, raise, ax, axe, kill, stamp out, break up, dissolve, break up, dissolve, break, break off, discontinue, stop, break, interrupt, finalise, finalize, nail down, settle, complete, finish, cloture, adjudicate, decide, resolve, settle, conclude, close, phase out, close.

terminate (noun)	closure (noun)
	termination of operations
	the act of blocking
	approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap
	an obstruction in a pipe or tube
	a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric
	something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
	a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body

terminate (verb)	closure (verb)
bring to an end or halt	terminate debate by calling for a vote
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 terminate and closure

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