1. To arrive at the
end of; to
bring to an end; to put an
end to; to create an
end of; to terminate. "And heroically hath finished A
life heroic." (Milton)
2. To bestow the
recent required
labour upon; to complete; to bestow the
utmost possible
labour upon; to perfect; to accomplish; to polish.
Synonym: To end, terminate, close, conclude, complete, accomplish, perfect.
Origin: F. Finir (with a stem finiss- in different forms, whence E. -ish:
see -ish),fr. L. Finire to limit, finish, end, fr. Finis boundary, limit, end; perh. For fidnis, and
akin findere to cleave, E. Fissure.
Source: Websters Vocabulary