| VERB | stative | discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off | put an end to a state or an activity |
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| stative | discontinue | come to or be at an end | |
| change | discontinue, break, break off, stop | prevent completion |
| Sounds | dihskahntih'nyuw | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | anew ... Yue: 59 rhymes with yuw... | |
| Meaning | put an end to a state or an activity. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s VERB-ing | |
| Synonyms | stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off | |
| Narrower | break | Give up |
| call it quits, call it a day | stop doing what one is doing | |
| cheese | Used in the imperative (get away, or stop it) | |
| drop, knock off | stop pursuing or acting | |
| leave off | stop using | |
| pull the plug | prevent from happening or continuing | |
| retire, withdraw | Withdraw from active participation | |
| shut off, close off | stem the flow of | |
| sign off | Cease broadcasting | |
| Opposite | continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve | Keep or maintain in unaltered condition |
| Spanish | acabar, cesar, dejar, descatalogar, descontinuar, discontinuar, parar, terminar | |
| Catalan | aturar, cessar, deixar, descatalogar, discontinuar, finalitzar, parar | |
| Nouns | discontinuance, discontinuation | the act of discontinuing / discontinuing or breaking off |
| Meaning | Come to or be at an end. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31" | |
| Narrower | leave off | Come to an end, stop or cease |
| run out, expire | Lose validity | |
| taper off, peter out, fizzle out, fizzle | end weakly | |
| Broader | end, stop, finish, terminate, cease | Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense |
| Opposite | continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep | Continue a certain state, condition, or activity |
| Spanish | anular, interrumpir, suspender | |
| Catalan | anul·lar, interrompre, suspendre | |
| Meaning | prevent completion. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | break, break off, stop | |
| Narrower | bog down, bog | get stuck while doing something |
| fracture | Become fractured / fractured | |
| interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off | make a break / break in | |
| Broader | end, terminate | Bring to an end or halt |
| Spanish | abandonar, discontinuar, interrumpir, parar, romper, suspender | |
| Catalan | interrompre, parar, suspendre | |
| Nouns | discontinuation | the act of discontinuing / discontinuing or breaking off |
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