Main Entry: dis·con·tin·ue

Pronunciation: \ˌdis-kən-ˈtin-(ˌ)yü\

Function: 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, administer, use, produce, or take
2 : to abandon or terminate by a legal discontinuanceintransitive verb : to come to an end

synonyms see stop

— dis·con·tin·u·a·tion \-kən-ˌtin-yə-ˈwā-shən, -yü-ˈā-\ noun