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discontinueverb to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate endthe editors were told to discontinue the printing of rumors in the student paper immediately break, break off, break up, can(slang), cease, cut off, cut out, desist (from), drop, end, give over, halt, knock off, lay off, leave off, pack (up or in), quit, shut off, stop complete, conclude, finishclose (down)deactivateblock, blockade, dam, delay, detain, hinder, hold, hold back, impede, kibosh, obstruct, stemcall, suspendarrest, brake, check, clamp down, rein (in), squash, squelch, stamp, stanch(or staunch), stunt, suppress, turn backpause, stay, suspendabolish, abort, annul, demolish, destroy, dissolve, kill, ruin, scuttle, snuff have done with, put the kibosh on carry on, continue, follow through (with), keep up, run onadvance, proceed, progressactuate, drive, impel, propel, stir to stop doing (something) permanentlywe have discontinued the manufacture of that item abandon, drop, give up, knock off, lay off (of), pack (up or in), quit break off, break up, cease, close, conclude, end, expire, finish, halt, leave off, shut offpause, taper offthrow upround (off or out), terminate, wind up, wrap up hang it up, have done (with) carry on, continue, keep, keep up, maintain go, run onhang in, hang on, hold on, persevere, persistfollow through (with)renew, reopen, restart, resumepreserve, staybegin, commence, start to come to an endpublication of the magazine will discontinue at the end of the year break off, break up, cease, close, conclude, dead-end, determine, die, elapse, end, expire, finish, go, halt, lapse, leave off, let up, pass, quit, stop, terminate, wind up, wink (out) desist (from), lay off (of), refrain (from)give over(British), knock off, pack (up or in)break down, conk (out), cut out, stallpause, stay, suspendabate, peter (out), wind down bite the dust continue, hang on, persist draw out, extend, prolong, protract stop, cease, quit, discontinue, desist mean to suspend or cause to suspend activity.stop applies to action or progress or to what is operating or progressing and may imply suddenness or definiteness.stopped at the red light cease applies to states, conditions, or existence and may add a suggestion of gradualness and a degree of finality.by nightfall the fighting had ceased quit may stress either finality or abruptness in stopping or ceasing.the engine faltered, sputtered, then quit altogether discontinue applies to the stopping of an accustomed activity or practice.we have discontinued the manufacture of that item desist implies forbearance or restraint as a motive for stopping or ceasing.desisted from further efforts to persuade them in the 14th century |