terminate vs discontinue

terminate and discontinue both are verbs.

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

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

terminate: bring to an end or halt
discontinue: prevent completion

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, stop, break, interrupt, finalise, finalize, nail down, settle, complete, finish, closure, cloture, adjudicate, decide, resolve, settle, conclude, close, phase out, close.

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

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

Other hyponyms of terminate include pass away, lapse, cut out, go out, adjourn, break up, recess, disappear, vanish, climax, culminate, run out, go, run low, run short, disappear, go away, vanish, close, conclude, come out, turn out, break.

terminate (verb)	discontinue (verb)
bring to an end or halt	prevent completion
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position	put an end to a state or an activity
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical	come to or be at an end
be the end of; be the last or concluding part of

terminate vs discontinue

terminate and discontinue both are verbs.

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