English verb: discontinue | |||
1. | discontinue (stative) put an end to a state or an activity | ||
Samples | Quit teasing your little brother. | ||
Synonyms | cease, give up, lay off, quit, stop | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s VERB-ing | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | break, call it a day, call it quits, cheese, close off, drop, knock off, leave off, pull the plug, retire, shut off, sign off, withdraw | ||
Antonyms | preserve, uphold, carry on, continue, bear on | ||
2. | discontinue (stative) come to or be at an end | ||
Samples | The support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cease, end, finish, stop, terminate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | expire, fizzle, fizzle out, leave off, peter out, run out, taper off | ||
Antonyms | continue, go on, go along, keep, proceed | ||
3. | discontinue (change) prevent completion | ||
Samples | Stop the project. Break off the negotiations. | ||
Synonyms | break, break off, stop | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | end, terminate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bog, bog down, break up, cut off, disrupt, fracture, interrupt | ||