ceased — to stop; discontinue: Not all medieval beliefs have ceased to exist.
decreased — Simple past tense and past participle of decrease.
completed — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
destroyed — to reduce (an object) to useless fragments, a useless form, or remains, as by rending, burning, or dissolving; injure beyond repair or renewal; demolish; ruin; annihilate.
ended — Simple past tense and past participle of end.
halted — Simple past tense and past participle of halt.
stopped — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
effected — something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin.
resulted — to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome.
killed — Cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing).
prevented — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
ruined — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
