[dis-kuh
n-tin-yoo] 
verb, -tin⋅ued, -tin⋅u⋅ing.| 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. |
| dis·con·tin·ue (dĭs'kən-tĭn'yōō) v. dis·con·tin·ued, dis·con·tin·u·ing, dis·con·tin·ues v. tr.
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.] |