“+ verb
Etymology: Middle English discontinuen, from Middle French discontinuer, from Medieval Latin discontinuare, from Latin dis- dis- (I) + continuare to continue — more at continue
transitive verb
1.
a. : to break off : give up : terminate
found it necessary to discontinue her course in Spanish
discontinued bus service between the two points
: end the operations or existence of
the school was discontinued after a sharp drop in enrollments
discontinued the business after the death of his partner
: cease to use
discontinued the pattern after it proved unsatisfactory
b. obsolete : to cease to attend, frequent, or occupy
c. : to break the continuity of : sever
in regard to the mountains it was contended that a gap does not discontinue the general line of the range — Encyc. Americana
d.
(1) : to cease to publish
discontinue an unprofitable journal
(2) : to cease to subscribe to
discontinue the morning newspaper
2. : to abandon or terminate by a discontinuance or by other legal action
intransitive verb
: to cease to continue : come to an end ; specifically : to cease to be published
the magazine will discontinue after the next issue
Synonyms: see stop