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dis·con·tin·ue 
[dis-kuhn-tin-yoo] Pronunciation Key verb, -tin·ued, -tin·u·ing.
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[dis-kuhn-tin-yoo] Pronunciation Key verb, -tin·ued, -tin·u·ing. –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 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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| dis·con·tin·ue
(dĭs'kən-tĭn'yōō) Pronunciation Key
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.] |
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| discontinued | |
adjective | |
| stopped permanently or temporarily; "discontinued models"; "a discontinued magazine"; "a discontinued conversation" [ant: continued] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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