Hypertext Webster Gateway: "terminated"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Terminate \Ter"mi*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Terminated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Terminating}.] [L. terminatus, p. p. of
terminare. See {Term}.]
1. To set a term or limit to; to form the extreme point or
side of; to bound; to limit; as, to terminate a surface by
a line.
2. To put an end to; to make to cease; as, to terminate an
effort, or a controversy.
3. Hence, to put the finishing touch to; to bring to
completion; to perfect.
During this interval of calm and prosperity, he
[Michael Angelo] terminated two figures of slaves,
destined for the tomb, in an incomparable style of
art. --J. S.
Harford.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
terminated
adj 1: having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting
was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished";
"the abruptly terminated interview" [syn: {complete},
{concluded}, {ended}, {over(p)}, {all over}]
2: (of e.g. a contract or term of office) having come to an end
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