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
Synonym: end
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
Synonym: stop, finish, end, cease
verb.
be the end of; be the last or concluding part of
This sad scene ended the movie
Synonym: 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
Synonym: send away, sack, give the sack, give the axe, give notice, force out, fire, displace, dismiss, can