adjourn :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

v. "The court adjourned"

v. break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"

v. as of a marriage

finish, end, stop, halt, cease, run out, terminate, come to an end, close over

v. 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"

refrain, abstain, desist, abstain from, desist from, refrain from

v. choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"

break, stop, break off, discontinue

v. prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"

suspend, set aside

v. make inoperative or stop; "suspend payments on the loan"

find, conclude, bring to a close, come to a conclusion about

v. decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"

dismiss, throw out

v. cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration; "This case is dismissed!"

retire, withdraw

v. lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"

retire, withdraw

v. withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"

leave, depart

v. remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes"

go, go away, depart, travel away

v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"

act, move, take a step, take action, take steps, take measures, perform an action, do something

v. perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

fix, repair, doctor, mend, bushel, touch on, restore, furbish up

v. restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"

convene, meet formally

v. meet formally; "The council convened last week"

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