Discontinue
11discontinue — ► VERB (discontinues, discontinued, discontinuing) ▪ stop doing, providing, or making. DERIVATIVES discontinuation noun …
12discontinue — [dis΄kən tin′yo͞o] vt. discontinued, discontinuing [ME discontinuen < OFr discontinuer < ML discontinuare: see DIS & CONTINUE] 1. to stop using, doing, etc.; cease; give up 2. Law to effect a discontinuance of (a suit) vi. to stop; end SYN …
13discontinue — discontinuer, n. /dis keuhn tin yooh/, v., discontinued, discontinuing. v.t. 1. to put an end to; stop; terminate: to discontinue nuclear testing. 2. to cease to take, use, subscribe to, etc.: to discontinue a newspaper. 3. Law. to terminate or… …
14discontinue — [[t]dɪ̱skəntɪ̱njuː[/t]] discontinues, discontinuing, discontinued 1) VERB If you discontinue something that you have been doing regularly, you stop doing it. [FORMAL] [V n] Do not discontinue the treatment without consulting your doctor. [Also V… …
15discontinue — UK [ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuː] / US [ˌdɪskənˈtɪnju] verb [transitive] Word forms discontinue : present tense I/you/we/they discontinue he/she/it discontinues present participle discontinuing past tense discontinued past participle discontinued 1) to stop… …
16discontinue — verb /dɪskənˈtɪnju/ To stop a process; especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying something. They plan to discontinue that design …
17discontinue — verb Discontinue is used with these nouns as the object: ↑treatment, ↑use …
18discontinue — [c]/dɪskənˈtɪnju / (say diskuhn tinyooh) verb (discontinued, discontinuing) –verb (t) 1. to cause to cease; put an end to. 2. to cease to take, use, etc.: to discontinue a newspaper. 3. Law to terminate or abandon (a suit, etc.). –verb (i) 4. to… …
19discontinue work — index strike (refuse to work) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
20discontinue — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French discontinuer, from Medieval Latin discontinuare, from Latin dis + continuare to continue Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to break the continuity of ; cease to operate …
