terminated

ter·mi·nate  (tûrm-nt)

v. ter·mi·nat·ed, ter·mi·nat·ing, ter·mi·nates

v.tr.

1. To bring to an end or halt: "His action terminated the most hopeful period of reform in Prussian history" (Gordon A. Craig).

2. To occur at or form the end of; conclude or finish: a display of fireworks that terminated the festivities.

3. To discontinue the employment of; dismiss: a company that terminated 300 workers.

v.intr.

1. To come to an end: The oil pipeline terminates at a shipping port. Negotiations terminated yesterday. See Synonyms at complete.

2. To have as an end or result: "The Peloponnesian war ... terminated in the ruin of the Athenian commonwealth" (Alexander Hamilton).

---

[Latin terminre, termint-, from terminus, end.]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	terminated - having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview" all over, concluded, ended, over, complete finished - ended or brought to an end; "are you finished?"; "gave me the finished manuscript"
	2.	terminated - (of e.g. a contract or term of office) having come to an end contract - a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law expired - having come to an end or become void after passage of a period of time; "an expired passport"; "caught driving with an expired license"