What does discontinue mean?
Definitions for discontinue
ˌdɪs kənˈtɪn yudis·con·tin·ue
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Princeton's WordNet
discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay offverb
put an end to a state or an activity
"Quit teasing your little brother"
discontinueverb
come to or be at an end
"the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31"
break, break off, discontinue, stopverb
prevent completion
"stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"
Wiktionary
discontinueverb
To stop a process; especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying something.
They plan to discontinue that design.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Discontinueverb
Etymology: discontinuer, French.
All bodies, ductile and tensile, as metals that will be drawn into wires; wool and tow, that will be drawn into yarn, or thread, have in them the appetite of not discontinuing strong, which maketh them follow the force that pulleth them out; and yet so as not to discontinue or forsake their own body. Francis Bacon.
Thyself shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I gave thee, and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies. Jer. xvii. 4.
To Discontinueverb
To leave off; to cease any practice or habit.
Twenty puny lies I’ll tell
That men shall swear I’ve discontinued school
Above a twelvemonth. William Shakespeare.Examine thy customs of diet, sleep, exercise, apparel, and the like, and try, in any thou shalt judge hurtful, to discontinue it by little and little; but so, as if thou find any inconvenience by the change, thou come back to it again. Francis Bacon, Essays.
There is that property, in all letters, of aptness to be conjoined in syllables and words, through the voluble motions of the organs from one stop or figure to another, that they modify and discriminate the voice, without appearing to discontinue it. William Holder, Elements of Speech.
ChatGPT
discontinue
To discontinue means to permanently cease or stop doing, producing, or supplying something. It could involve ending an activity, service, or production of a certain product.
Webster Dictionary
Discontinueverb
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
Discontinueverb
to lose continuity or cohesion of parts; to be disrupted or broken off
Discontinueverb
to be separated or severed; to part
Etymology: [Cf. F. discontinuer.]
Chambers 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.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of discontinue in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of discontinue in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of discontinue in a Sentence
In taking out an insurance policy one pays for it in dollars and cents, always at liberty to discontinue payments. If, however, woman's premium is a husband, she pays for it with her name, her privacy, her self-respect, her very life, until death doth part.
Many people are taking long-term antidepressants, and the evidence to advise them whether to continue maintenance or discontinue is poor.
Upon careful review, we have decided to discontinue airing our current television commercials featuring Steve Rannazzisi.
People who used occasionally in their 20s and discontinue as most cannabis users do, are at low risk of developing any cognitive impairment, but cannabis is a drug, and like all drugs, it can harm users when used in particular ways.
No decision was taken to discontinue the original A350, most senior executives at the time were against the Extra-Wide Body. Even in the summer of 2006 the decision was not secure.
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