discontinue

One entry found for discontinue.

Main Entry: dis·con·tin·ue
Pronunciation: "dis-k&n-'tin-(")yü
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French discontinuer, from Medieval Latin discontinuare, from Latin dis- + continuare to continue
transitive verb
1 : to break the continuity of : cease to operate, administer, use, produce, or take
2 : to abandon or terminate by a legal discontinuance
intransitive verb : to come to an end
synonym see STOP
- dis·con·tin·u·a·tion /-k&n-"tin-y&-'wA-sh&n, -yü-'A-/ noun