v.
Pronunciation: ˌ dis-k ə n- ' tin-( ˌ )yü
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French discontinuer, from Medieval Latin discontinuare, from Latin dis- + continuare to continue
Date: 14th century
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
synonyms see STOP
– dis · con · tin · u · a · tion \ -k ə n- ˌ tin-y ə - ' w ā -sh ə n, -yü- ' ā - \ noun