Discontinue Definition
dĭskən-tĭnyo͝o
discontinued, discontinues, discontinuing
verb
discontinued, discontinues, discontinuing
To stop using, doing, etc.; cease; give up.
Webster's New World
To cease making or manufacturing.
Discontinued the sports car in the 1960s.
American Heritage
To effect a discontinuance of (a suit)
Webster's New World
To cease subscribing to (a publication).
American Heritage
To stop; end.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Discontinue
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Middle English discontinuen from Old French descontinuer from Medieval Latin discontinuāre Latin dis- dis- Latin continuāre to continue continue
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French discontinuer.
From Wiktionary
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