dis·con·tin·ue
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| 1. | to put an end to; stop; terminate: to discontinue nuclear testing. |
| 2. | to cease to take, use, subscribe to, etc.: to discontinue a newspaper. |
| 3. | Law. to terminate or abandon (a suit, claim, or the like). |
| 4. | to come to an end or stop; cease; desist. |
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dis·con·tin·u·er, noun
—Antonyms 1. resume.
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v. dis·con·tin·ued, dis·con·tin·u·ing, dis·con·tin·ues v. tr.
v. intr. To come to an end. See Synonyms at stop. [Middle English discontinuen, from Old French descontinuer, from Medieval Latin discontinuāre : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin continuāre, to continue; see continue.] |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
discontinue
1479, from O.Fr. discontinuer (14c.), from M.L. discontinuare, from dis- "not" + continuare "to continue."
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| discontinue | |
verb | |
| 1. | put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother" [ant: bear on] |
| 2. | come to or be at an end; "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31" [ant: continue] |
| 3. | prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations" [syn: break] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
discontinue [diskənˈtinju] verb
to stop or put an end to
Example: I have discontinued my visits there.
Example: I have discontinued my visits there.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Discontinue
Dis`con*tin"ue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discontinued; p. pr. & vb. n. Discontinuing.] [Cf. F. discontinuer.] To interrupt the continuance of; to intermit, as a practice or habit; to put an end to; to cause to cease; to cease using, to stop; to leave off. Set up their conventicles again, which had been discontinued. --Bp. Burnet. I have discontinued school Above a twelvemonth. --Shak. Taught the Greek tongue, discontinued before in these parts the space of seven hundred years. --Daniel. They modify and discriminate the voice, without appearing to discontinue it. --Holder.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Discontinue
Dis`con*tin"ue\, v. i. 1. To lose continuity or cohesion of parts; to be disrupted or broken off. --Bacon. 2. To be separated or severed; to part. Thyself shalt discontinue from thine heritage. --Jer. xvii. 4.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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