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Discontinue

Discontinue Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Discontinue? [v] prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break the silence" [v] put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother" [v] come or be at an end; "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Discontinue: break \| break off \| cease \| give up \| lay off \| quit \| stop \| stop Related Terms \| Find terms related to Discontinue: abandon \| abjure \| abort \| belay \| break \| break off \| break the habit \| cancel \| cease \| come off \| cut it out \| cut out \| desist \| disarrange \| disjoin \| disuse \| drop \| drop it \| end \| forswear \| give \| give over \| give up \| halt \| have done with \| hold \| interrupt \| kick \| knock it off \| lay off \| leave off \| let go \| nol-pros \| not pursue with \| put behind one \| quit \| refrain \| relinquish \| renounce \| resign \| scrub \| shake \| stay \| stop \| surcease \| suspend \| swear off \| take the pledge \| terminate \| throw off \| waive See Also \| bog \| bog down \| break \| break up \| cheese \| close off \| cut off \| disrupt \| drop \| end \| end \| expire \| finish \| fizzle \| fizzle out \| fracture \| interrupt \| knock off \| leave off \| peter out \| pull the plug \| retire \| run out \| shut off \| sign off \| taper off \| terminate \| terminate \| withdraw Discontinue In Webster's Dictionary \Dis`contin"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 leave off. Set up their conventicles again, which had been discontinued. --Bp. Burnet. I have discontinued school Above a twelvemonth. --Shak. Taught the Greek tongue, discontinued before in these parts the space of seven hundred years. --Daniel. They modify and discriminate the voice, without appearing to discontinue it. --Holder. \Dis`contin"ue\, v. i. 1. To lose continuity or cohesion of parts; to be disrupted or broken off. --Bacon. 2. To be separated or severed; to part. Thyself shalt discontinue from thine heritage. --Jer. xvii. 4.

Discontinue Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Discontinue?

[v] prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break the silence"
[v] put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"
[v] come or be at an end; "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31"

Discontinue In Webster's Dictionary

\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 leave off.

      Set up their conventicles again, which had been
      discontinued.                            --Bp. Burnet.

      I have discontinued school Above a twelvemonth. --Shak.

      Taught the Greek tongue, discontinued before in these
      parts the space of seven hundred years.  --Daniel.

      They modify and discriminate the voice, without
      appearing to discontinue it.             --Holder.


\Dis`con*tin"ue\, v. i.
1. To lose continuity or cohesion of parts; to be disrupted
   or broken off. --Bacon.

2. To be separated or severed; to part.

         Thyself shalt discontinue from thine heritage.
                                               --Jer. xvii.
                                               4.

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