TERMINATE

(verb) bring to an end or halt
"She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime", "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"
synonyms : end
(verb) terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
"The boss fired his secretary today", "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
synonyms : can , dismiss , displace , fire , force out , give notice , give the axe , give the sack , sack , send away
(verb) have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
"the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed", "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other", "My property ends by the bushes", "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"
synonyms : cease , end , finish , stop
(verb) be the end of; be the last or concluding part of
"This sad scene ended the movie"
synonyms : end

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