Spare and Terminate

Spare

Spare verb - To use or give out in stingy amounts.

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Terminate and spare are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Terminate" instead a verb "Spare".

Nearby Words: spar, sparing, spared, sparely

Terminate verb - To bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point.

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Spare and terminate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Spare" instead a verb "Terminate".

I Cannot Self-Terminate: After a while, Karen becomes disabled by a barrage of strokes and has to be cared for by Jem, who she asks to kill her to spare her a life of misery.

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