discontinue
verb (used with object), dis·con·tin·ued, dis·con·tin·u·ing.
verb (used without object), dis·con·tin·ued, dis·con·tin·u·ing.
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Related Words for discontinue
quit, suspend, halt, terminate, interrupt, cease, abandon, pause, end, intervene, separate, interpose, drop, stop, disjoin, disconnect, desist, finish, kill, disuniteExamples from the Web for discontinue
Contemporary Examples of discontinue
We are therefore choosing to discontinue it after seven years.
“At a certain point in my career as an artist, I made a necessary decision to discontinue suffering fools,” he scoffs.
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Historical Examples of discontinue
The King of Spain did not discontinue sleeping with her until the 9th.
The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, CompleteDuc de Saint-Simon
These scoffers propose to discontinue the habit of swearing.
Ireland as It IsRobert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
In fact, one thing is clear to me, she must discontinue your acquaintanceship at once.
The Pigeon (Third Series Plays)John Galsworthy
By-and-by she began to discontinue these visits to the schoolroom.
David ElginbrodGeorge MacDonald
Well, then, I shall ask you to allow me to discontinue this devotion after to-night.
My New CurateP.A. Sheehan