Discontinue

Quick meaning: Discontinue is a verb meaning (transitive) To consciously cease the ingestion or administration of (a pharmaceutical drug).

Meaning

(transitive) To consciously cease the ingestion or administration of (a pharmaceutical drug).

More Meanings

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

Example Sentences

They plan to discontinue that design.

I have discontinued school Above a twelvemonth.

They modify and discriminate the voice, without appearing to discontinue it.

Taught the Greek tongue, discontinued before in these parts the space of seven hundred years.

Word Forms

• discontinues
• discontinuing
• discontinued

Synonyms for discontinue

Depending on context, synonyms include break off, terminate, intermit, break, cease, stop.

Antonyms for discontinue

Common opposites include continue, preserve, keep, proceed, carry on, go along.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cease, stop, quit, lay off, give up, break off.

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