DISCONTINUE


Meaning of DISCONTINUE in English

“+ 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

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.