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discontinue
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discontinue
v.
stop, cease, terminate
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Discontinuation
Discontinuation is the process of quitting a procedure, such as the course of treatment with a drug or a consumer product line.
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discontinue
Verb
1. put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"
(synonym) stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off
(antonym) continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve
(hyponym) drop, knock off
(derivation) discontinuance, discontinuation
2. come or be at an end; "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31"
(antonym) continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep
(hypernym) end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
(hyponym) taper off, peter out, fizzle out, fizzle
3. prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negociations"
(synonym) break, break off, stop
(hypernym) end, terminate
(hyponym) fracture
(derivation) discontinuance, discontinuation
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discontinu
adj.
discontinuous
discontinuer
v.
discontinue, cease
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discontinuo
adj.
discontinuous, occasional
