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   discontinue

   /ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuː/

   verb

   • 1. cease from doing or providing (something), especially something that has been provided on a regular basis: "the ferry service was discontinued by the proprietors"
   • ▪ stop making (a particular product): "their current top-of-the-range running shoe is being discontinued"
   • ▪ cease taking (a newspaper or periodical) or paying (a subscription).

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘interrupt, disrupt’): via Old French from medieval Latin discontinuare, from Latin dis- ‘not’ + continuare (see continue).

   Derivatives

   • 1. discontinuance noun

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   To discontinue something is to stop it. If you've grown bored with the magazine you get in the mail every month, you can discontinue your subscription.

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   discontinue (doing) something to stop doing, using or providing something, especially something that you have been doing, using or providing regularly. It was decided to discontinue the treatment after three months. The company has discontinued the practice of providing the staff with free lunches. Take your English to the next level.