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discontinue

[dis-kuhn-tin-yoo]

verb (used with object)

discontinued, discontinuing 
  1. to put an end to; stop; terminate.

    to discontinue nuclear testing.

    Antonyms:
  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).



verb (used without object)

discontinued, discontinuing 
  1. to come to an end or stop; cease; desist.

discontinue

/ ˌɪəˈɪː /

verb

  1. to come or bring to an end; interrupt or be interrupted; stop

  2. (tr) law to terminate or abandon (an action, suit, etc)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • discontinuer noun
  • undiscontinued adjective
  • ˌ徱DzˈپԳܲԳ noun
  • ˌ徱DzˈپԳܱ noun
  • ˌ徱DzˌپԳˈپDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of discontinue1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Anglo-French discontinuer, from Medieval Latin 徱DzԳپԳ. See dis- 1, continue
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The move, approved at a meeting on Thursday, means a previously agreed schedule of flags to be displayed outside County Hall in Glenfield has been discontinued.

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The plans would see work at the Falkirk site discontinued, while the Larbert site would be closed after current contracts are completed.

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The original was discontinued in 2016, but after years of online demand—and a hint from the McDonald’s president last December — the chain confirmed it’s coming back, with a twist.

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In late April, the University of Toledo discontinued nine undergraduate majors — including Africana studies, Asian studies, disability studies, Spanish and Women’s and Gender Studies — to adhere to SB 1’s low conferral rate requirements.

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Presumably adhering to Medicare guidelines, they callously discontinued our hospice services.

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