discontinue

discontinue
UK [ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuː] / US [ˌdɪskənˈtɪnju] verb [transitive]
Word forms "discontinue":
present tense I/you/we/they discontinue he/she/it discontinues present participle discontinuing past tense discontinued past participle discontinued
1) to stop doing something that you were doing regularly

First the dose was reduced, then treatment was discontinued.

2) to stop providing a product or service

I'm afraid that product's been discontinued.


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  • discontinue — ● discontinue nom féminin Consonne réalisée avec une interruption de l écoulement du flux d air. (Les occlusives [t], [p], et la vibrante [r] sont des discontinues.) ● [b]discontinue (synonymes) nom féminin Consonne réalisée avec une interruption …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Discontinue — Dis con*tin ue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discontinued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discontinuing}.] [Cf. F. discontinuer.] To interrupt the continuance of; to intermit, as a practice or habit; to put an end to; to cause to cease; to cease using, to stop; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Discontinue — Dis con*tin ue, v. i. 1. To lose continuity or cohesion of parts; to be disrupted or broken off. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To be separated or severed; to part. [1913 Webster] Thyself shalt discontinue from thine heritage. Jer. xvii. 4. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • discontinue — I (abandon) verb abolish, abort, abrogate, abstain, annul, apostatize, arrest, break, break off, bring to a close, bring to an end, call off, cancel, cause a discontinuance, cease, cease using, check, close, complete, conclude, consummate, demit …   Law dictionary

  • discontinue — dis‧con‧tin‧ue [ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuː] verb [transitive] to stop doing, making, or providing something that you have regularly done, made, or provided until now: • The guitar manufacturer discontinued almost their entire range to concentrate on the… …   Financial and business terms

  • discontinué — discontinué, ée (di skon ti nu é, ée) part. passé. •   Les jeux longtemps discontinués, BOSSUET Hist. I, 6 …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • discontinue — late 14c., from O.Fr. discontinuer (14c.), from M.L. discontinuare, from dis not (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + L. continuare to continue (see CONTINUE (Cf. continue)). Related: Discontinued; discontinuity; discontinuous; discont …   Etymology dictionary

  • discontinue — desist, cease, *stop, quit Analogous words: suspend, intermit, stay (see DEFER): *arrest, check, interrupt Antonyms: continue …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • discontinue — [v] prevent activity from going on abandon, bag it*, blow off*, break off*, call it quits, cease, close, desist, disconnect, disjoin, dissever, disunite, drop, end, finish, give over, give up, halt, interpose, interrupt, intervene, kill, knock… …   New thesaurus

  • discontinué — Discontinué, [discontinu]ée. part. Il a les sig. de son verbe …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • discontinue — ► VERB (discontinues, discontinued, discontinuing) ▪ stop doing, providing, or making. DERIVATIVES discontinuation noun …   English terms dictionary

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