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noun
conclusion; completion
Synonyms: accomplishment, achievement, acquirement, acquisition, annihilation, attainment, cease, cessation, close, closing, culmination, curtain, curtains, death, defeat, denouement, desistance, end, ending, end of the line, end of the road, finale, finis, last, last stage, ruin, stop, termination, terminus, winding-up, wind-up, wrap, wrap-up
Antonyms: beginning, commencement, initiation, introduction, start
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noun
coating; perfecting
Synonyms: appearance, beauty, burnish, cultivation, culture, elaboration, glaze, grace, grain, lacquer, luster, patina, perfection, polish, refinement, shine, smoothness, surface, texture, veneer
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verb
bring to a conclusion; get done
Synonyms: accomplish, achieve, bag it, break up, bring to a close, carry through, cease, clinch, close, complete, conclude, crown, culminate, deal with, determine, discharge, do, effect, end, execute, finalize, fold, fulfill, get out of the way, halt, hang it up, have done with, make, make short work of, mop up, perfect, put finishing touches on, round off, round up, scratch, scrub, settle, sew up, shut down, shutter, stop, terminate, top off, ultimate, wind up, wrap, wrap up
Antonyms: begin, commence, initiate, introduce, start
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verb
consume, use up
Synonyms: deplete, devour, dispatch, dispose of, drain, drink, eat, empty, exhaust, expend, go, run through, spend, use, wash up
Antonyms: keep, maintain, save, store
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verb
defeat; kill
Synonyms: annihilate, assassinate, best, bring down, carry off, destroy, dispatch, dispose of, do in, down, execute, exterminate, get rid of, liquidate, overcome, overpower, put an end to, put away, rout, rub out, ruin, slaughter, slay, take off, take out, vaporize, worst
Antonyms: bear, create
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verb
put a coating on; perfect
Synonyms: coat, develop, elaborate, face, gild, lacquer, polish, refine, smooth, stain, texture, veneer, wax