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Discontinue Common

Discontinue has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

put an end to a state or an activity

"Quit teasing your little brother"

2

come to or be at an end

"the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31"

3

prevent completion

"stop the project"

"break off the negotiations"

4

To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying something.

"The factory announced that it would discontinue production of the classic sedan model next year due to rising steel costs."

Example Sentences
"Quit teasing your little brother" verb
"the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31" verb
"stop the project" verb
"break off the negotiations" verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
uphold go on
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
end
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
drop leave off sign off retire pull the plug shut off cheese call it quits break taper off run out fracture bog down interrupt
Rhyming Words
tenue venue avenue ingenue retinue detinue ingénue revenue inconnue mangenue continue parvenue lay venue bienvenue recontinue intervenue nonrevenue park avenue tax revenue fifth avenue
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