terminate

verb

1. 1

   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

2. 2

   terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

   The boss fired his secretary today

   The company terminated 25% of its workers

3. 3

   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

4. 4

   be the end of; be the last or concluding part of

   This sad scene ended the movie