mindmap root((结束)) close usually implies that something has been in some way open as well as unfinished: ~ the debate. end conveys a strong sense of finality and implies a development which has been carried through: ~ed his life. conclude may imply a formal closing (as of a meeting): the service ~ed with a blessing. finish may stress completion of a final step in a process: after it is painted, the house will be ~ed. complete implies the removal of all deficiencies or a successful finishing of what has been undertaken: the resolving of this last issue ~s the agreement. terminate implies the setting of a limit in time or space: your employment ~s after three months.