discontinue

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌdɪskənˈtɪnju/ UK /ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuː/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to cease, stop, or put an end to something

The company decided to discontinue the outdated model.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to cease, stop, or put an... cease stop halt terminate suspend end abandon

Opposites

continue resume maintain proceed

Word family

Forms discontinuance

Derived forms discontinuancediscontinued

Related forms continue discontinuity discontinuous continuity

Etymology

From Old French discontinuer, from Medieval Latin discontinuare, from dis- ('not') plus continuare ('to join, continue'), from continuus ('uninterrupted'), from continere ('to hold together').

discontinuare Medieval Latin continuare Latin tenere Latin *ten- Proto-Indo-European

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# discontinue

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˌdɪskənˈtɪnju/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuː/

## Meanings
1. to cease, stop, or put an end to something

## Examples
- The company decided to discontinue the outdated model.

## Synonyms
- cease
- stop
- halt
- terminate
- suspend
- end
- abandon

## Antonyms
- continue
- resume
- maintain
- proceed

## Derived Forms
- discontinuance
- discontinued

## Related Forms
- continue
- discontinuity
- discontinuous
- continuity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: discontinuare
- Root: continuare
- Root: tenere
- Root: *ten-

## Etymology
From Old French discontinuer, from Medieval Latin discontinuare, from dis- ('not') plus continuare ('to join, continue'), from continuus ('uninterrupted'), from continere ('to hold together').

## AI Etymology
Discontinue is from Old French discontinuer, from Medieval Latin discontinuare, from dis- ('not') plus continuare ('to join, continue'), from continuus ('uninterrupted'), from continere ('to hold together'). In present-day use, it means to cease, stop, or put an end to something. Derived formations include discontinuance and discontinued. Related vocabulary includes continue, discontinuity, discontinuous, and continuity.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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