terminate vs kill

kill vs terminate

terminate is not a noun while kill is a noun.

terminate and kill both are verbs.

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

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

terminate: bring to an end or halt
kill: end or extinguish by forceful means

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

terminate (noun)	kill (noun)
	the act of terminating a life
	the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
	the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal

terminate (verb)	kill (verb)
bring to an end or halt	mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position	destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical	cause to cease operating
be the end of; be the last or concluding part of	tire out completely
	end or extinguish by forceful means
	drink down entirely
	cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
	cause the death of, without intention
	deprive of life
	hit with great force
	hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
	overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
	be the source of great pain for
	thwart the passage of
	be fatal

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