terminus vs terminate

terminus is a noun but terminate is not a noun.

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

terminus (noun)	terminate (noun)
either end of a railroad or bus route
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
(architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome
the ultimate goal for which something is done
a place where something ends or is complete

terminus (verb)	terminate (verb)
	bring to an end or halt
	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