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discontinue

[dis-kuhn-tin-yoo]

Origin

verb (used with object)

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)

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

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a judicial process or order requiring the person or persons to whom it is directed to do a particular act or to refrain from doing a particular act

to state or declare under oath or affirmation, usually in court

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

Related forms

dis·con·tin·u·er, noun

un·dis·con·tin·ued, adjective

Synonyms
1. See interrupt.

Antonyms
1. resume.

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discontinue (ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuː)

—vb , -ues, -uing, -ued
1.	to come or bring to an end; interrupt or be interrupted; stop
2.	(tr) law to terminate or abandon (an action, suit, etc)

discon'tinuance

—n

discontinu'ation

—n

discon'tinuer

—n

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discontinue

late 15c., from O.Fr. discontinuer (14c.), from M.L. discontinuare, from dis- "not" (see dis-) + continuare "to continue" (see continue). Related: Discontinued; discontinuity; discontinuous.

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