† terminen.

Forms: late Middle English–1500s termyn, 1500s termin, 1600s termine.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French termine; Latin terminus.

Etymology: Partly (in early use) (i) < Anglo-Norman and Middle French termine period of time, epoch, appointed time (12th cent. in Old French), boundary (c1200), end (1209 (earliest in sans termine without end); < classical Latin termin- , termen : see term n.), and partly (ii) < classical Latin terminus (see terminus n.). Compare ( < either French or Latin) Old Frisian termīn (West Frisian termyn ), Middle Dutch termīn (Dutch termijn ), Middle Low German termīn , Middle High German termīn (rare; German Termin (16th cent.)), all chiefly in sense ‘fixed date’. Compare earlier term n.Compare the following examples of an earlier borrowing of classical Latin termin-, termen into Old English (occasionally with Latin case inflections) in sense ‘date which marks the beginning of a movable feast’:OE Byrhtferð Enchiridion (Ashm.) (1995) iii. i. 124 Þæt he gyme æfter xii kalendas Aprilis hwær beo se mona feowertyne nihta eald and wite eac þæt he byð þæt gemære þæs termenes Pasche.OE Byrhtferð Enchiridion (Ashm.) (1995) iii. ii. 152 On þære þriddan stowe synt þa termina (þæt synt þa gemæro) þe gebyriað to Gangdagum.OE Rules for Finding Movable Feasts (Calig. A.xv) in H. Henel Stud. zum Altenglischen Computus (1934) 44 Þonne on þam teoðan stent se termen, [þæt ys] þæt gemære, si hwylc dæg hit si.

Obsolete. rare.

A term (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > [noun] > stretch, period, or portion of time

tidea900

while971

fristOE

stemOE

throwOE

timeOE

selea1250

piecec1300

termc1300

stagea1325

whilesc1330

space?a1400

racec1400

spacec1405

termine1420

parodya1425

timea1425

continuancec1440

thrallc1450

espace1483

space of timec1500

tracta1513

stead1596

reach1654

amidst1664

stretch1698

spell1728

track1835

lifetime1875

time slice1938

1420 in F. J. Furnivall Fifty Earliest Eng. Wills (1882) 53 I wull þat..Thomas my brothir [haue] a place in Duffelde, termyn off his liue.

?1505 J. van Doesborch tr. Lytel Treatyse xv. Tokens sig. aiii^v Than shal it be an token of the laste termyn or eynde of this worlde. [No corresponding passage in the French original.]

1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Lii^v/2 A Termin, bound, terminus.

1609 T. Heywood Troia Britanica vi. xlix Our great Englands Ihoue..Hath at their suite granted a termine Truce.

1639 J. Fletcher et al. Bloody Brother iv. ii. sig. G*4 [The sun] hath his Termine In the degrees where she [sc. Venus] is, and enjoyes By that, six dignities.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

† terminev.

Forms: Middle English termene, Middle English termyn, Middle English termyne, Middle English–1700s termine.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French terminer; Latin termināre.

Etymology: < (i) Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French terminer (French terminer ) to make a judgement about, to decide (something) (c1175), to come to an end (c1230 or earlier), to finish, conclude, complete (something) (c1230 or earlier; c1155 in sense ‘to wish (evil) on (a person)’), and its etymon (ii) classical Latin termināre terminate v.Compare Old Frisian terminēria , Middle Dutch terminēren (Dutch termineren ). In sense 2a after classical Latin termināre terminate v. With sense 2b compare earlier term v. 2b. In sense 4b after classical Latin terminus boundary, limit, end (see terminus n.). In Middle English prefixed and unprefixed forms of the past participle are attested (see y- prefix).

Obsolete.

1. transitive. To make a judgement about; to adjudicate; to determine, decide, settle. Cf. terminate v. 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > command > command or bidding > command [verb (transitive)] > ordain, prescribe, or appoint

asetc885

teachc897

deemc900

ashapea1000

i-demeOE

setc1000

shiftc1000

stevenOE

redeOE

willOE

lookc1175

showc1175

stablea1300

devise1303

terminea1325

shapec1330

stightlea1375

determinec1384

judgea1387

sign1389

assize1393

statute1397

commanda1400

decree1399

yarka1400

writec1405

decreetc1425

rule1447

stallc1460

constitute1481

assignc1485

institute1485

prescribec1487

constitue1489

destinate1490

to lay down1493

make?a1513

call1523

plant1529

allot1532

stint1533

determ1535

appointa1538

destinec1540

prescrive1552

lot1560

fore-appoint1561

nominate1564

to set down1576

refer1590

sort1592

doom1594

fit1600

dictate1606

determinate1636

inordera1641

state1647

fix1660

direct1816

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > making certain, assurance > assure, make certain [verb (transitive)] > make firm, establish

i-fastc950

tailc1315

terminea1325

foundc1394

stablish1447

terminate?a1475

tailyec1480

to lay down1493

ascertain1494

bishop1596

salve1596

pitch1610

assign1664

determinate1672

settle1733

to set at rest1826

definitize1876

cinch1900

a1325 Statutes of Realm (2011) xi. 64 Þat alle þe quo warantes ben fram nou forthward iplaited ant itermined in eire of iustises.

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1963) 1 Kings xx. 33 Jonathas vnderstood þat it was fulli termyned [L. definitum] of his fader, þat dauyd schulde ben slayn.

c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. i. l. 97 Til treuthe had ytermyned her trespas to þe ende.

c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) l. 3979 (MED) Lat vs twa termyn þe taite be-twene vs alane.

1496 (c1410) Dives & Pauper (de Worde) iv. xxvii. sig. l.vii^v/2 They..wyll entermete them of euery cause..& termine euery cause by ther wytt.

1628 T. Spencer Art of Logick 47 By the forme the essence is termined vnto some speciall kinde.

1705 W. Wall Hist. Infant Bapt. (1845) I. 464 I have not termined anything by definitive authority as if I would be the author of any dogma.

a. transitive. To declare something in speech or writing; to put into words, state; to specify. Also intransitive. Cf. terminate v. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > state or declare [verb (transitive)]

speakc900

sayOE

tell?a1160

to put forth?c1225

posea1325

allegec1330

declarec1330

exponec1380

to bring fortha1382

expounda1382

terminec1384

allaya1387

express1386

proport1387

purport1389

cough1393

generalize?a1425

deliverc1454

expremec1470

to show forth1498

promisea1500

term1546

to set forward1560

attribute1563

to throw out1573

quote1575

dictate1599

rendera1616

preport1616

enunciate1623

remonstrate1625

state1642

pronunciate1652

annunciate1763

present1779

enounce1805

report1842

constate1865

lodge1885

outen1951

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Heb. iv. 7 Eftsoone he termyneth [L. terminat] sum day.

a1450 (?c1421) J. Lydgate Siege Thebes (Arun.) (1911) l. 2963 (MED) Thus selde is seyne, the trouth to termyne, That age and ȝouth drawe be o lyne.

c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn Prol. l. 439 (MED) Yee woot wele I ly nat; &, wher I do or no, I woll nat here termyn it, lest ladies stond in plase.

c1475 ( in T. Wright Polit. Poems & Songs (1861) II. 144 Folwe discrecioun Of thy fader,..plainly to termyne, Late hym by thy myrrour and thy guyde.

c1475 (?a1430) J. Lydgate tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage Life Man (Tiber.) l. 22599 And off my ffyle to termyne, It is I-called Dyscyplyne.

b. transitive. To designate, to name.

ΚΠ

1722 A. Nisbet Syst. Heraldry I. ii. iv. 304 When a Lion is represented sleeping, in Blazon it is termined dormant.

1764 Leigh's Twelve Caesars Pref. sig. A3^v The Decrees of Tiberius and Caligula are termined by some more like Edicts of Madness and Fury, than Laws made for the common Good.

a. transitive. To put an end to, cause to cease; to bring to a conclusion, complete. Frequently in passive. Cf. terminate v. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease from (an action or operation) [verb (transitive)] > cause to cease or put a stop to

astintc700

stathea1200

atstuntc1220

to put an end toa1300

to set end ofa1300

batec1300

stanch1338

stinta1350

to put awayc1350

arrestc1374

finisha1375

terminec1390

achievea1393

cease1393

removec1405

terminate?a1425

stop1426

surceasec1435

resta1450

discontinue1474

adetermine1483

blina1500

stay1525

abrogatea1529

suppressa1538

to set in or at stay1538

to make stay of1572

depart1579

check1581

intercept1581

to give a stop toa1586

dirempt1587

date1589

period1595

astayc1600

nip1600

to break off1607

snape1631

sist1635

to make (a) stop of1638

supersede1643

assopiatea1649

periodizea1657

unbusya1657

to put a stop to1679

to give the holla to1681

to run down1697

cessate1701

end1737

to choke off1818

stopper1821

punctuate1825

to put a stopper on1828

to take off ——1845

still1850

to put the lid on1873

on the fritz1900

to close down1903

to put the fritz on something1910

to put the bee on1918

switch1921

to blow the whistle on1934

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > bring to an end or conclude [verb (transitive)]

yendc1000

abatec1300

finec1300

endc1305

finisha1375

definec1384

terminec1390

achievea1393

out-enda1400

terminate?a1425

conclude1430

close1439

to bring adowna1450

terma1475

adetermine1483

determine1483

to knit up1530

do1549

parclose1558

to shut up1575

expire1578

date1589

to close up1592

period1595

includea1616

apostrophate1622

to wind off1650

periodizea1657

dismiss1698

to wind up1740

to put the lid on1873

to put the tin hat on something1900

to wash up1925

c1390 in C. Horstmann Minor Poems Vernon MS (1892) i. 50 (MED) Vr kyng Þat hedde compassion of þe ded, Wiþ his dedliche slepyng Wiþ deþ [read Wiþ deþ deþ] he termyned, Vr gult awey wassching.

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) ii. l. 272 Which to mi ladi stant enclined, And hath his love noght termined.

c1425 (c1400) Laud Troy-bk. l. 9629 (MED) The trewes is passed and alle termened, And alle ben redy.

a1475 (?a1430) J. Lydgate tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage Life Man (Vitell.) l. 22307 My bryghttenesse dyde appere..alle derkenesse to termyne.

a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xxviii. 378 When he had termynd that fight, He skypt outt of his wede.

c1500 Melusine (1895) 149 Before my dayes be termyned.

a1618 J. Sylvester New-Hiervsalem in tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Diuine Weekes & Wks. (1621) 1115 For, Death is dead, Time termined, Corruption conquer'd clean.

1637 J. Sym Lifes Preservative against Self-killing xvii. 279 Thereby he termines and finishes his life with, and in an act of most damnable sîn.

1668 N. Culpeper & A. Cole tr. T. Bartholin Anat. (new ed.) i. 26 A Ligament described by few, or a certain Band, as broad as an half finger,..arising from the Cæcum, is termined in the Rectum.

1707 J. Barker Treasury of Fortification 104 Draw the Line M N, parallel to A B, which will be the Side of the inward Polygon, when it shall be termined in N.

b. intransitive. To come to an end, cease, conclude. Also: to result in or at; to turn into. Cf. terminate v. 6.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > be at an end [verb (intransitive)] > come to an end, terminate, or expire

to run outeOE

endOE

stintc1275

slakea1300

overpassc1350

determinec1374

overruna1393

dispend1393

failc1399

missa1400

to wear out, forth1412

stanchc1420

to come outa1450

terminea1450

expire?c1450

finish1490

conclude1593

upclose1603

terminate1608

to shut up1609

to wind off1650

stop1733

to fall in1771

close1821

to blaze out1884

outgive1893

to play out1964

a1450 tr. Bk. Tribulation (Bodl.) (1983) 47 (MED) For in wepynge moste al worldly ioye ende and termine.

1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f. xii^v Thus as it is said quynquagesme termineth And endeth at ester.

1637 J. Sym Lifes Preservative against Self-killing vi. 48 Proceeding toward that perfection, wherein it intends to termine and end.

1639 N. N. tr. J. Du Bosc Compl. Woman ii. 38 All their travell termines at voluptuousnesse.

1681 P. Belon Pilgrim: Second Pt. 233 Finding that..noise which he had heard, was termining into a quarrel.

1797 Parl. Reg. 1797–1802 I. 362 The accounts entered in the journals during the war of the succession, and even in the war which termined in 1748.

c. transitive. To form the end or termination of. Cf. terminate v. 1b.

ΚΠ

?1533 G. Du Wes Introductorie for to lerne Frenche sig. Fiv ^v They [sc. verbs] be all termined with the aboue sayd termination.

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Poynte terminynge a sentence, comma.

d. transitive. To restrict, confine, limit in specified bounds. Cf. terminate v. 5a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > bring to an end or conclude [verb (transitive)] > cause to end in or at something

termine1634

1634 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. Hist. New Test. (STC 12640.5) 126 How absurd had these guests beene, if they had termined the thanks in the servitours; & had said, We have it from you, whence ye had it, is no part of our care.

a. transitive. To set limits to; to bound. Frequently in passive: to be bounded, to have a limit or end. Also: to give an outline to; to define (cf. terminate v. 7a).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > boundary > bound or form boundary of [verb (transitive)] > fix boundary of

meteeOE

markeOE

mereOE

bound1393

determinea1398

terminea1398

rede1415

measurea1513

butt1523

space1548

limit1555

determinate1563

to mark out1611

contermine1624

to run out1671

verge1759

demarcate1816

outline1817

define1843

rope1862

delimit1879

delimitate1879

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xix. ii. 1270 Clere þing wel ytermyned [L. terminatum] is þe matiere of colour.

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 269 Towarde the west and north, it is termined with an vnknowen ende of landes.

1582 S. Batman Vppon Bartholome, De Proprietatibus Rerum 390/2 Coulour termineth and arayeth the bodye that it is in, for excepte couloure bee in the bodye, the substance thereof is not knowne to the sight.

1625 N. Carpenter Geogr. Delineated i. v. 99 An imaginary point, conceiued in a magnitude deuoyde of all quantity, yet bounding and termining all Magnitudes.

1679 J. Bonhome Arraignment & Conviction of Atheism 119 That which is exceeded is termined where it is exceeded.

b. transitive. Alchemy. To enclose or contain within a substance.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > enclosing or enclosure > enclosing or confining > enclose or confine [verb (transitive)]

pena1200

bebar?c1225

loukc1275

beshuta1300

parc1300

to shut in1398

to close inc1400

parrockc1400

pinc1400

steekc1400

lock?a1425

includec1425

key?a1439

spare?c1450

enferme1481

terminea1500

bebay1511

imprisona1533

besetc1534

hema1552

ram1567

warda1586

closet1589

pound1589

seclude1598

confine1600

i-pend1600

uptie1600

pinfold1605

boundify1606

incoop1608

to round in1609

ring1613

to buckle ina1616

embounda1616

swathe1624

hain1636

coopa1660

to sheathe up1661

stivea1722

cloister1723

span1844

a1500 (c1477) T. Norton Ordinal of Alchemy (BL Add.) (1975) l. 1862 (MED) The shynyng of gold is causid..Of pure & subtile water, termynede ful welle.

1631 J. Done Polydoron 51 I finde in the most centrall and Terrestriall, (that is) the metalline bodies their life is termined, shut, and imprisoned within themselues.

1652 Norton's Ordinal of Alchemy v, in E. Ashmole Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum 66 For of a Mirrour the cause none other is, But moisture termined, as all Clerks gesse.

Derivatives

termining n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > [noun] > coming or bringing to an end > bringing to an end

termininga1425

termination1514

lapping1549

closing1580

closure1594

solution1655

perioding1659

clausure1670

a1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Digby) Prol. 10 The leches ordenyth litell mete to sike men forto hele and swete for terminynge and hele hem all oute.

c1450 tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage Lyfe Manhode (Cambr.) (1869) 206 Deth..Which is the ende of alle eertheliche thinges and the termininge.

1620 H. Goodcole Londons Cry sig. B Least they should erre in the Termining, and yeelding of their Verdict if ought they doubt, they addresse themselues vnto the reuerend Iudges.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	termine
释义	† terminen. Forms: late Middle English–1500s termyn, 1500s termin, 1600s termine. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French termine; Latin terminus. Etymology: Partly (in early use) (i) < Anglo-Norman and Middle French termine period of time, epoch, appointed time (12th cent. in Old French), boundary (c1200), end (1209 (earliest in sans termine without end); < classical Latin termin- , termen : see term n.), and partly (ii) < classical Latin terminus (see terminus n.). Compare ( < either French or Latin) Old Frisian termīn (West Frisian termyn ), Middle Dutch termīn (Dutch termijn ), Middle Low German termīn , Middle High German termīn (rare; German Termin (16th cent.)), all chiefly in sense ‘fixed date’. Compare earlier term n.Compare the following examples of an earlier borrowing of classical Latin termin-, termen into Old English (occasionally with Latin case inflections) in sense ‘date which marks the beginning of a movable feast’:OE Byrhtferð Enchiridion (Ashm.) (1995) iii. i. 124 Þæt he gyme æfter xii kalendas Aprilis hwær beo se mona feowertyne nihta eald and wite eac þæt he byð þæt gemære þæs termenes Pasche.OE Byrhtferð Enchiridion (Ashm.) (1995) iii. ii. 152 On þære þriddan stowe synt þa termina (þæt synt þa gemæro) þe gebyriað to Gangdagum.OE Rules for Finding Movable Feasts (Calig. A.xv) in H. Henel Stud. zum Altenglischen Computus (1934) 44 Þonne on þam teoðan stent se termen, [þæt ys] þæt gemære, si hwylc dæg hit si. Obsolete. rare. A term (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > time > [noun] > stretch, period, or portion of time tidea900 while971 fristOE stemOE throwOE timeOE selea1250 piecec1300 termc1300 stagea1325 whilesc1330 space?a1400 racec1400 spacec1405 termine1420 parodya1425 timea1425 continuancec1440 thrallc1450 espace1483 space of timec1500 tracta1513 stead1596 reach1654 amidst1664 stretch1698 spell1728 track1835 lifetime1875 time slice1938 1420 in F. J. Furnivall Fifty Earliest Eng. Wills (1882) 53 I wull þat..Thomas my brothir [haue] a place in Duffelde, termyn off his liue. ?1505 J. van Doesborch tr. Lytel Treatyse xv. Tokens sig. aiii^v Than shal it be an token of the laste termyn or eynde of this worlde. [No corresponding passage in the French original.] 1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Lii^v/2 A Termin, bound, terminus. 1609 T. Heywood Troia Britanica vi. xlix Our great Englands Ihoue..Hath at their suite granted a termine Truce. 1639 J. Fletcher et al. Bloody Brother iv. ii. sig. G4 [The sun] hath his Termine In the degrees where she [sc.* Venus] is, and enjoyes By that, six dignities. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). † terminev. Forms: Middle English termene, Middle English termyn, Middle English termyne, Middle English–1700s termine. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French terminer; Latin termināre. Etymology: < (i) Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French terminer (French terminer ) to make a judgement about, to decide (something) (c1175), to come to an end (c1230 or earlier), to finish, conclude, complete (something) (c1230 or earlier; c1155 in sense ‘to wish (evil) on (a person)’), and its etymon (ii) classical Latin termināre terminate v.Compare Old Frisian terminēria , Middle Dutch terminēren (Dutch termineren ). In sense 2a after classical Latin termināre terminate v. With sense 2b compare earlier term v. 2b. In sense 4b after classical Latin terminus boundary, limit, end (see terminus n.). In Middle English prefixed and unprefixed forms of the past participle are attested (see y- prefix). Obsolete. 1. transitive. To make a judgement about; to adjudicate; to determine, decide, settle. Cf. terminate v. 3. ΘΚΠ society > authority > command > command or bidding > command [verb (transitive)] > ordain, prescribe, or appoint asetc885 teachc897 deemc900 ashapea1000 i-demeOE setc1000 shiftc1000 stevenOE redeOE willOE lookc1175 showc1175 stablea1300 devise1303 terminea1325 shapec1330 stightlea1375 determinec1384 judgea1387 sign1389 assize1393 statute1397 commanda1400 decree1399 yarka1400 writec1405 decreetc1425 rule1447 stallc1460 constitute1481 assignc1485 institute1485 prescribec1487 constitue1489 destinate1490 to lay down1493 make?a1513 call1523 plant1529 allot1532 stint1533 determ1535 appointa1538 destinec1540 prescrive1552 lot1560 fore-appoint1561 nominate1564 to set down1576 refer1590 sort1592 doom1594 fit1600 dictate1606 determinate1636 inordera1641 state1647 fix1660 direct1816 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > making certain, assurance > assure, make certain [verb (transitive)] > make firm, establish i-fastc950 tailc1315 terminea1325 foundc1394 stablish1447 terminate?a1475 tailyec1480 to lay down1493 ascertain1494 bishop1596 salve1596 pitch1610 assign1664 determinate1672 settle1733 to set at rest1826 definitize1876 cinch1900 a1325 Statutes of Realm (2011) xi. 64 Þat alle þe quo warantes ben fram nou forthward iplaited ant itermined in eire of iustises. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1963) 1 Kings xx. 33 Jonathas vnderstood þat it was fulli termyned [L. definitum] of his fader, þat dauyd schulde ben slayn. c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. i. l. 97 Til treuthe had ytermyned her trespas to þe ende. c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) l. 3979 (MED) Lat vs twa termyn þe taite be-twene vs alane. 1496 (c1410) Dives & Pauper (de Worde) iv. xxvii. sig. l.vii^v/2 They..wyll entermete them of euery cause..& termine euery cause by ther wytt. 1628 T. Spencer Art of Logick 47 By the forme the essence is termined vnto some speciall kinde. 1705 W. Wall Hist. Infant Bapt. (1845) I. 464 I have not termined anything by definitive authority as if I would be the author of any dogma. 2. a. transitive. To declare something in speech or writing; to put into words, state; to specify. Also intransitive. Cf. terminate v. 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > state or declare [verb (transitive)] speakc900 sayOE sayOE tell?a1160 to put forth?c1225 posea1325 allegec1330 declarec1330 exponec1380 to bring fortha1382 expounda1382 terminec1384 allaya1387 express1386 proport1387 purport1389 cough1393 generalize?a1425 deliverc1454 expremec1470 to show forth1498 promisea1500 term1546 to set forward1560 attribute1563 to throw out1573 quote1575 dictate1599 rendera1616 preport1616 enunciate1623 remonstrate1625 state1642 pronunciate1652 annunciate1763 present1779 enounce1805 report1842 constate1865 lodge1885 outen1951 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Heb. iv. 7 Eftsoone he termyneth [L. terminat] sum day. a1450 (?c1421) J. Lydgate Siege Thebes (Arun.) (1911) l. 2963 (MED) Thus selde is seyne, the trouth to termyne, That age and ȝouth drawe be o lyne. c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn Prol. l. 439 (MED) Yee woot wele I ly nat; &, wher I do or no, I woll nat here termyn it, lest ladies stond in plase. c1475 ( in T. Wright Polit. Poems & Songs (1861) II. 144 Folwe discrecioun Of thy fader,..plainly to termyne, Late hym by thy myrrour and thy guyde. c1475 (?a1430) J. Lydgate tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage Life Man (Tiber.) l. 22599 And off my ffyle to termyne, It is I-called Dyscyplyne. b. transitive. To designate, to name. ΚΠ 1722 A. Nisbet Syst. Heraldry I. ii. iv. 304 When a Lion is represented sleeping, in Blazon it is termined dormant. 1764 Leigh's Twelve Caesars Pref. sig. A3^v The Decrees of Tiberius and Caligula are termined by some more like Edicts of Madness and Fury, than Laws made for the common Good. 3. a. transitive. To put an end to, cause to cease; to bring to a conclusion, complete. Frequently in passive. Cf. terminate v. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease from (an action or operation) [verb (transitive)] > cause to cease or put a stop to astintc700 stathea1200 atstuntc1220 to put an end toa1300 to set end ofa1300 batec1300 stanch1338 stinta1350 to put awayc1350 arrestc1374 finisha1375 terminec1390 achievea1393 cease1393 removec1405 terminate?a1425 stop1426 surceasec1435 resta1450 discontinue1474 adetermine1483 blina1500 stay1525 abrogatea1529 suppressa1538 to set in or at stay1538 to make stay of1572 depart1579 check1581 intercept1581 to give a stop toa1586 dirempt1587 date1589 period1595 astayc1600 nip1600 to break off1607 snape1631 sist1635 to make (a) stop of1638 supersede1643 assopiatea1649 periodizea1657 unbusya1657 to put a stop to1679 to give the holla to1681 to run down1697 cessate1701 end1737 to choke off1818 stopper1821 punctuate1825 to put a stopper on1828 to take off ——1845 still1850 to put the lid on1873 on the fritz1900 to close down1903 to put the fritz on something1910 to put the bee on1918 switch1921 to blow the whistle on1934 the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > bring to an end or conclude [verb (transitive)] yendc1000 abatec1300 finec1300 endc1305 finisha1375 definec1384 terminec1390 achievea1393 out-enda1400 terminate?a1425 conclude1430 close1439 to bring adowna1450 terma1475 adetermine1483 determine1483 to knit up1530 do1549 parclose1558 to shut up1575 expire1578 date1589 to close up1592 period1595 includea1616 apostrophate1622 to wind off1650 periodizea1657 dismiss1698 to wind up1740 to put the lid on1873 to put the tin hat on something1900 to wash up1925 c1390 in C. Horstmann Minor Poems Vernon MS (1892) i. 50 (MED) Vr kyng Þat hedde compassion of þe ded, Wiþ his dedliche slepyng Wiþ deþ [read Wiþ deþ deþ] he termyned, Vr gult awey wassching. a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) ii. l. 272 Which to mi ladi stant enclined, And hath his love noght termined. c1425 (c1400) Laud Troy-bk. l. 9629 (MED) The trewes is passed and alle termened, And alle ben redy. a1475 (?a1430) J. Lydgate tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage Life Man (Vitell.) l. 22307 My bryghttenesse dyde appere..alle derkenesse to termyne. a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xxviii. 378 When he had termynd that fight, He skypt outt of his wede. c1500 Melusine (1895) 149 Before my dayes be termyned. a1618 J. Sylvester New-Hiervsalem in tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Diuine Weekes & Wks. (1621) 1115 For, Death is dead, Time termined, Corruption conquer'd clean. 1637 J. Sym Lifes Preservative against Self-killing xvii. 279 Thereby he termines and finishes his life with, and in an act of most damnable sîn. 1668 N. Culpeper & A. Cole tr. T. Bartholin Anat. (new ed.) i. 26 A Ligament described by few, or a certain Band, as broad as an half finger,..arising from the Cæcum, is termined in the Rectum. 1707 J. Barker Treasury of Fortification 104 Draw the Line M N, parallel to A B, which will be the Side of the inward Polygon, when it shall be termined in N. b. intransitive. To come to an end, cease, conclude. Also: to result in or at; to turn into. Cf. terminate v. 6. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > be at an end [verb (intransitive)] > come to an end, terminate, or expire to run outeOE endOE stintc1275 slakea1300 overpassc1350 determinec1374 overruna1393 dispend1393 failc1399 missa1400 to wear out, forth1412 stanchc1420 to come outa1450 terminea1450 expire?c1450 finish1490 conclude1593 upclose1603 terminate1608 to shut up1609 to wind off1650 stop1733 to fall in1771 close1821 to blaze out1884 outgive1893 to play out1964 a1450 tr. Bk. Tribulation (Bodl.) (1983) 47 (MED) For in wepynge moste al worldly ioye ende and termine. 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f. xii^v Thus as it is said quynquagesme termineth And endeth at ester. 1637 J. Sym Lifes Preservative against Self-killing vi. 48 Proceeding toward that perfection, wherein it intends to termine and end. 1639 N. N. tr. J. Du Bosc Compl. Woman ii. 38 All their travell termines at voluptuousnesse. 1681 P. Belon Pilgrim: Second Pt. 233 Finding that..noise which he had heard, was termining into a quarrel. 1797 Parl. Reg. 1797–1802 I. 362 The accounts entered in the journals during the war of the succession, and even in the war which termined in 1748. c. transitive. To form the end or termination of. Cf. terminate v. 1b. ΚΠ ?1533 G. Du Wes Introductorie for to lerne Frenche sig. Fiv ^v They [sc. verbs] be all termined with the aboue sayd termination. 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Poynte terminynge a sentence, comma. d. transitive. To restrict, confine, limit in specified bounds. Cf. terminate v. 5a. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > bring to an end or conclude [verb (transitive)] > cause to end in or at something termine1634 1634 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. Hist. New Test. (STC 12640.5) 126 How absurd had these guests beene, if they had termined the thanks in the servitours; & had said, We have it from you, whence ye had it, is no part of our care. 4. a. transitive. To set limits to; to bound. Frequently in passive: to be bounded, to have a limit or end. Also: to give an outline to; to define (cf. terminate v. 7a). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > boundary > bound or form boundary of [verb (transitive)] > fix boundary of meteeOE markeOE mereOE bound1393 determinea1398 terminea1398 rede1415 measurea1513 butt1523 space1548 limit1555 determinate1563 to mark out1611 contermine1624 to run out1671 verge1759 demarcate1816 outline1817 define1843 rope1862 delimit1879 delimitate1879 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xix. ii. 1270 Clere þing wel ytermyned [L. terminatum] is þe matiere of colour. 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 269 Towarde the west and north, it is termined with an vnknowen ende of landes. 1582 S. Batman Vppon Bartholome, De Proprietatibus Rerum 390/2 Coulour termineth and arayeth the bodye that it is in, for excepte couloure bee in the bodye, the substance thereof is not knowne to the sight. 1625 N. Carpenter Geogr. Delineated i. v. 99 An imaginary point, conceiued in a magnitude deuoyde of all quantity, yet bounding and termining all Magnitudes. 1679 J. Bonhome Arraignment & Conviction of Atheism 119 That which is exceeded is termined where it is exceeded. b. transitive. Alchemy. To enclose or contain within a substance. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > enclosing or enclosure > enclosing or confining > enclose or confine [verb (transitive)] pena1200 bebar?c1225 loukc1275 beshuta1300 parc1300 to shut in1398 to close inc1400 parrockc1400 pinc1400 steekc1400 lock?a1425 includec1425 key?a1439 spare?c1450 enferme1481 terminea1500 bebay1511 imprisona1533 besetc1534 hema1552 ram1567 warda1586 closet1589 pound1589 seclude1598 confine1600 i-pend1600 uptie1600 pinfold1605 boundify1606 incoop1608 to round in1609 ring1613 to buckle ina1616 embounda1616 swathe1624 hain1636 coopa1660 to sheathe up1661 stivea1722 cloister1723 span1844 a1500 (c1477) T. Norton Ordinal of Alchemy (BL Add.) (1975) l. 1862 (MED) The shynyng of gold is causid..Of pure & subtile water, termynede ful welle. 1631 J. Done Polydoron 51 I finde in the most centrall and Terrestriall, (that is) the metalline bodies their life is termined, shut, and imprisoned within themselues. 1652 Norton's Ordinal of Alchemy v, in E. Ashmole Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum 66 For of a Mirrour the cause none other is, But moisture termined, as all Clerks gesse. Derivatives termining n. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > [noun] > coming or bringing to an end > bringing to an end termininga1425 termination1514 lapping1549 closing1580 closure1594 solution1655 perioding1659 clausure1670 a1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Digby) Prol. 10 The leches ordenyth litell mete to sike men forto hele and swete for terminynge and hele hem all oute. c1450 tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage Lyfe Manhode (Cambr.) (1869) 206 Deth..Which is the ende of alle eertheliche thinges and the termininge. 1620 H. Goodcole Londons Cry sig. B Least they should erre in the Termining, and yeelding of their Verdict if ought they doubt, they addresse themselues vnto the reuerend Iudges. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1420v.a1325
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