Definition of discontinue Discontinue

/dɪskʌntɪˈnju/ - [diskuntinyu] - dis•con•tin•ue

We found 12 definitions of discontinue from 6 different sources.

What does discontinue mean?

WordNet

Verb discontinues, discontinuing, discontinued
discontinue - put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"
		stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off
		uphold, bear on, carry on, preserve, continue stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals
		knock off, drop give birth; used for animals; "The cow dropped her calf this morning"
		leave off stop using; "leave off your jacket--no need to wear it here"
		sign off cease broadcasting; get off the air; as of radio stations
		retire, withdraw cause to get out; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base"
		pull the plug prevent from happening or continuing; "The government pulled the plug on spending"
		close off, shut off block off the passage through; "We shut off the valve"
		cheese wind onto a cheese; "cheese the yarn"
		call it a day, call it quits stop doing what one is doing; "At midnight, the student decided to call it quits and closed his books"
		break weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death"
discontinue - come to or be at an end; "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31"
		go along, go on, proceed, continue, keep start running, functioning, or operating; "the lights went on"; "the computer came up"
		cease, end, terminate, finish, stop bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"
		fizzle, fizzle out, peter out, taper off become smaller or less active; "Business tapered off"
		leave off stop using; "leave off your jacket--no need to wear it here"
		expire, run out become used up; be exhausted; "Our supplies finally ran out"
discontinue - prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"
		break, break off, stop
		end, terminate bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"
		fracture fracture a bone of; "I broke my foot while playing hockey"
		bog, bog down get stuck while doing something; "She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation"
		disrupt, interrupt, cut off, break up throw into disorder; "This event disrupted the orderly process"

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Wiktionary

discontinue (Verb)
To stop a process; especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying something.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

discontinue (v. t.)
To interrupt the continuance of; to intermit, as a practice or habit; to put an end to; to cause to cease; to cease using, to stop; to leave off.
discontinue (v. i.)
To lose continuity or cohesion of parts; to be disrupted or broken off.
discontinue (v. i.)
To be separated or severed; to part.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

discontinue
To stop a process; especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying something.
discontinue
To put an end to a state or an activity.
discontinue
To prevent completion (e.g. of a project, of negotiations, etc.).

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

discontinue
dis-kon-tin′ū, v.t. to cease to continue: to put an end to: to leave off: to stop.—v.i. to cease: to be separated from.—ns. Discontin′uance, Discontinuā′tion, a breaking off or ceasing; Discontinū′ity.—adj. Discontin′uous, not continuous: broken off: separated: interrupted by intervening spaces.—adv. Discontin′uously. [O. Fr. discontinuer—L. dis, neg., and continuāre, to continue.]