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

1. transitive 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.
2. intransitive verb. To lose continuity or cohesion of parts; to be disrupted or broken off.
3. intransitive verb. To be separated or severed; to part.
4. verb. prevent completion

   "stop the project"

   "break off the negotiations"

   Synonyms: break, stop

5. verb. put an end to a state or an activity

   "Quit teasing your little brother"

   Synonyms: cease, quit, stop

6. verb. come to or be at an end

   "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31"

Synonyms

break, stop, cease, quit

Common word forms

discontinued, discontinuer, discontinues, discontinuing

Words from these letters

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