Discontinue
Pronunciation
- IPA: /dɪskənˈtɪnju/
Origin
From Old French discontinuer.
Full definition of discontinue
Verb
- To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying something.They plan to discontinue that design.
- ShakespeareI have discontinued school
Above a twelvemonth. - DanielTaught the Greek tongue, discontinued before in these parts the space of seven hundred years.
- HolderThey modify and discriminate the voice, without appearing to discontinue it.