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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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Derived Forms

  • ˌ徱DzˈپԳܲԳ, noun
  • ˌ徱DzˈپԳܱ, noun
  • ˌ徱DzˌپԳˈپDz, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • 徱cDz·پu· noun
  • ܲd·Dz·پu adjective
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Word 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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Mondelēz did not indicate if its dark chocolate Toblerone was being discontinued elsewhere besides the UK, or if other sizes will also be discontinued.

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In Sufrin’s study, two-thirds of prisons and three-quarters of jails that did provide medication-assisted treatment to pregnant people discontinued it after mothers gave birth.

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The agency followed up in November 2013, ordering the firm to “immediately discontinue marketing” its test kit until it got FDA approval.

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The Humanitarian Research Lab said in a statement that they had been notified "that government funding for their work on the war in Ukraine has been discontinued".

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Ofcom has now discontinued the remaining six investigations into possible breaches of rules prohibiting politicians from presenting news programmes.

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