discontinue
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Definition of discontinue
1 : to break the continuity of : cease to operate, administer, use, produce, or take
2 : to abandon or terminate by a legal discontinuance
: to come to an end
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Synonyms & Antonyms for discontinue
Synonyms
abandon, drop, give up, knock off, lay off (of), pack (up or in), quit
Antonyms
carry on, continue, keep, keep up, maintain
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Of 250 Independence police pursuits in 2017, 145 were discontinued for safety reasons — that's 58 percent. — Joe Robertson, Katie Bernard, Glenn E. Rice And Ian Cummings, kansascity, "'Somebody's going to die,' crash witness knew; Independence defends police chases," 4 June 2018 Microsoft originally launched a cheaper and smaller Surface 3 tablet three years ago, aiming it at students before discontinuing it. — Tom Warren, The Verge, "Microsoft’s $400 Surface tablet hits the FCC, could launch soon," 3 July 2018 The Chicago Network for 16 years commisioned an annual census of local board and executive diversity, but discontinued it after 2014 because the gains were so marginal, Bensen said. — Alexia Elejalde-ruiz, chicagotribune.com, "More women are landing seats on Illinois' corporate boards, but pace of change is 'glacial'," 24 May 2018 The next mayor can continue it or discontinue it — that’s their prerogative. — Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, "‘He really loves the job’: Could SF interim Mayor Mark Farrell return?," 17 May 2018 That year, Continental Airlines canceled nonstop service between Cleveland and London; a year earlier, Continental discontinued service to Paris. — Susan Glaser, cleveland.com, "Cleveland air travel enters the Iceland age; Wow Air launches this week, Icelandair to follow," 29 Apr. 2018 Even with that provision, officials in San Francisco found the DROP program too expensive and discontinued it within three years. — Anchorage Daily News, "LA firefighters and police turn deferred retirement program into extended leave," 4 Feb. 2018 Even with that provision, officials in San Francisco found the DROP program too expensive and discontinued it within three years. — Ryan Menezes, latimes.com, "Battling treacherous office chairs and aching backs, aging cops and firefighters miss years of work and collect twice the pay," 3 Feb. 2018 Ford recently announced plans to discontinue U.S. sales of most passenger cars, while Fiat Chrysler has already done so. — Detroit Free Press, "Death on foot," 28 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'discontinue.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for discontinue
discontinue
verb
English Language Learners Definition of discontinue
: to end (something)
: to stop making or offering (a product, service, etc.)
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discontinue
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Kids Definition of discontinue
: to bring to an end : stop She discontinued her weekly visits.
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