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Third Person
discontinues
Present Participle
discontinuing
Past Tense
discontinued
Past Participle
discontinued
1
to stop something from happening, being produced, or used any longer
transitive
- The company decided to discontinue the production of that model due to low demand.
- She chose to discontinue her subscription to the magazine.
- They will discontinue the service starting next month.
- The manufacturer is discontinuing the product line.
- The airline has discontinued flights to certain destinations.
Antonyms:
2
to stop happening or existing
- The service will discontinue at the end of the month.
- As the meeting concluded, the discussions naturally discontinued.
- The supply of goods discontinued when the company shut down.
- The signal discontinued abruptly, leaving the room in silence.
- The tradition discontinued when the new generation chose not to follow it.
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