v. dis·con·tin·ued, dis·con·tin·u·ing, dis·con·tin·ues v.tr. 1. To stop doing or providing (something); end or abandon: discontinued her visits to the museum; discontinued ferry service to the island. See Synonyms at stop. 2. To cease making or manufacturing: discontinued the sports car in the 1960s. 3. To cease subscribing to (a publication). 4. Law a. To agree to dismiss (an action). b. To fail to proceed in (an action). v.intr. To come to an end. [Middle English discontinuen, from Old French descontinuer, from Medieval Latin discontinuāre : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin continuāre, to continue; see CONTINUE.] |
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