Dictionary Entry
discontinue
discontinue is a 11-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To interrupt the continuance of; to intermit, as a practice or habit; to put an end to; to cause to cease; to cease using, to stop; to leave off. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
11 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 18 · 6 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To interrupt the continuance of; to intermit, as a practice or habit; to put an end to; to cause to cease; to cease using, to stop; to leave off.
- 2intransitive verb
To lose continuity or cohesion of parts; to be disrupted or broken off.
- 3intransitive verb
To be separated or severed; to part.
- 4verb
prevent completion
"stop the project"
"break off the negotiations"
- 5verb
put an end to a state or an activity
"Quit teasing your little brother"
- 6verb
come to or be at an end
"the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31"
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