terminate vs give the sack

terminate and give the sack both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
terminate	No	No	Yes	No
give the sack	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, terminate and give the sack are synonyms defined as:

terminate and give the sack: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

Other synonyms of terminate include can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, sack, send away.

terminate (verb)	give the sack (verb)
bring to an end or halt	terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
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