discontinue

UK: /ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuː/

US: /ˌdɪskənˈtɪnju/

US: (dis′kən tin′yo̅o̅)

Inflections of 'discontinue' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

discontinues

v 3rd person singular

discontinuing

v pres p

discontinued

v past

discontinued

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

dis•con•tin•ue /ˌdɪskənˈtɪnyu/   v., -tin•ued, -tin•u•ing. 

1. to (cause to) come to an end or stop; cease: [~ + object]
   I had to discontinue my class when I sprained my ankle.
   [~ + verb-ing]
   He discontinued running in the cold weather.
   [no object]
   The job will discontinue in the spring.
2. to cease using, producing, subscribing to, etc.:
   [~ + object] The auto manufacturer discontinued that car back in 1989.

dis•con•tin•u•a•tion /ˌdɪskənˌtɪnyuˈeɪʃən/  n. 

[countable] a discontinuation of business as usual.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

dis•con•tin•ue  (dis′kən tin′yo̅o̅), v., -tin•ued, -tin•u•ing. 
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 abandon (a suit, claim, or the like).

v.i. 

4. to come to an end or stop;
   cease;
   desist.

• Medieval Latin discontinuāre. See dis-¹, continue
• Anglo-French discontinuer
• late Middle English 1400–50

dis′con•tin′u•er, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. See interrupt. 

Antonyms

• 1. resume.

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discontinue / ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuː/ verb ( -ues, -uing, -ued)

1. to come or bring to an end; interrupt or be interrupted; stop
2. (transitive) to terminate or abandon (an action, suit, etc)

ˌdisconˈtinuance noun

ˌdisconˌtinuˈation noun