discontinue

[ dis-kuhn-tin-yoo ]
/ ˌdɪs kənˈtɪn yu /
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verb (used with object), dis·con·tin·ued, dis·con·tin·u·ing.

to put an end to; stop; terminate: to discontinue nuclear testing.
to cease to take, use, subscribe to, etc.: to discontinue a newspaper.
Law. to terminate or abandon (a suit, claim, or the like).

verb (used without object), dis·con·tin·ued, dis·con·tin·u·ing.

to come to an end or stop; cease; desist.

Origin of discontinue

1400–50; late Middle English < Anglo-French discontinuer < Medieval Latin discontinuāre. See dis-1, continue

OTHER WORDS FROM discontinue

dis·con·tin·u·er, noun un·dis·con·tin·ued, adjective

Words nearby discontinue

discontent, discontented, discontinuance, discontinuation, discontinuation test, discontinue, discontinuity, discontinuous, discontinuous variation, discopathy, discophile

Words related to discontinue

quit, suspend, halt, terminate, interrupt, cease, abandon, pause, end, intervene, separate, interpose, drop, stop, disjoin, disconnect, desist, finish, kill, disunite

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British Dictionary definitions for discontinue

discontinue
/ (ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuː) /

verb -ues, -uing or -ued

to come or bring to an end; interrupt or be interrupted; stop
(tr) law to terminate or abandon (an action, suit, etc)

Derived forms of discontinue

discontinuance, noun discontinuation, noun discontinuer, noun