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discontinue

dis·con·tin·ue [ dìskən tínnyoo ] (past and past participle dis·con·tin·ued, present participle dis·con·tin·u·ing, 3rd person present singular dis·con·tin·ues)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb stop: to come to an end after happening regularly, or end something that has been happening regularly

2. transitive verb stop making something: to stop manufacturing something, usually a particular model or type of product

[15th century. Via French< medieval Latin discontinuare "not to continue" < Latin continuare "continue"]

dis·con·tin·u·ance noun
dis·con·tin·u·a·tion [ dìskən tinyoo áysh'n ] noun
dis·con·tin·ued adjective
dis·con·tin·u·er [ dìskən tínnyoo ər ] noun
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