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   Dis·con·tin·ue

   /ˌdiskənˈtinyo͞o/

   

   verb

   • 1. cease doing or providing (something), typically something provided on a regular basis: "the ferry service was discontinued by the proprietors"
   • ▪ stop making (a particular product): "their current top-of-the-range running shoe is being discontinued"
   • ▪ cease taking (a newspaper or periodical) or paying (a subscription).

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘interrupt, disrupt’): via Old French from medieval Latin discontinuare, from Latin dis- ‘not’ + continuare (see continue).

   Derivatives

   • 1. discontinuance noun

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   discontinue (doing) something to stop doing, using or providing something, especially something that you have been doing, using or providing regularly. It was decided to discontinue the treatment after three months.

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   DISCONTINUE definition: to stop producing or providing something such as a product or service: . Learn more.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › discontinuediscontinue | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   discontinue meaning: to stop producing or providing something such as a product or service: . Learn more.

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   discontinue meaning, definition, what is discontinue: to stop doing, producing, or providing s...: Learn more.

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   There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb discontinue, six of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Definitions of 'discontinue'. 1. If you discontinue something that you have been doing regularly, you stop doing it. [formal] [...] 2. If a product is discontinued, the manufacturer stops making it. [...]

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   Define discontinue. discontinue synonyms, discontinue pronunciation, discontinue translation, English dictionary definition of discontinue. v. dis·con·tin·ued , dis·con·tin·u·ing , dis·con·tin·ues v. tr. 1. To stop doing or providing ; end or abandon: discontinued her visits to the museum;...