terminate
TUR-muh-naytverbMeaning to bring to an end, or to come to an end
Memory hook TERMIN-al: the END of the line. The train pulls into the terminal, the very end of the line. “Everybody off!” The trip terminates here.
The bus line terminates at the edge of town, so we walked the last mile.
In context After the third broken promise, the bakery decided to terminate its deal with the flour supplier and find a more reliable one.
Similar end, stop, conclude, cancel
Opposite begin, initiate, continue
From Latin terminare, “to set a limit, to end,” from terminus, “boundary, end.”