terminate vs run out

run out vs terminate

terminate and run out both are verbs.

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

As verbs, run out is a hyponym of terminate; that is, run out 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
run out: become used up; be exhausted

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

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

Difference between terminate and run out

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