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discontinue

/ discontinue /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
put an end to a state or an activity
"Quit teasing your little brother"
Opposites:
continue uphold carry on bear on preserve
Kinds of:
drop knock off leave off sign off retire
Derived:
cessation surcease cease stop stopover
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Frame 33
Something is ----ing PP
verb Sense 2
come or be at an end
"the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31"
Opposites:
continue go on proceed go along keep
Type of:
end stop finish
Kinds of:
taper off peter out fizzle out fizzle leave off
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 3
prevent completion
"stop the project"
"break off the negociations"
Type of:
end terminate
Kinds of:
fracture bog down bog interrupt disrupt
Derived:
stop stoppage discontinuance discontinuation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
33%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
39
Times Searched
1
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drop knock off leave off sign off retire continue uphold carry on bear on preserve end stop