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dis·con·tin·ue (dĭs'kən-tĭn'yōō) Pronunciation Key
v.
dis·con·tin·ued, dis·con·tin·u·ing, dis·con·tin·ues
v.
tr.
- To stop doing or providing (something); end or abandon: discontinued her visits to the museum; discontinued ferry service to the island.
- To cease making or manufacturing: discontinued the sportscar in the 1960s.
- To cease subscribing to (a publication).
- Law To terminate (an action) by discontinuance.
v.
intr.
To come to an end. See Synonyms at stop.
[Middle English discontinuen, from Old French descontinuer, from Medieval Latin discontinuāre : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin continuāre, to continue; see continue.]
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