Definition of: discontinue

(dis′kən·tin′y) v. ·tin·ued, ·tin·u·ing v.t.
1. To break off or cease from; stop.
2. To cease using, receiving, etc.: to discontinue a newspaper.
3. Law To abandon (a suit, etc.) by discontinuance.
—v.i.
4. To come to an end; stop. See synonyms under ABANDON, CEASE, SUSPEND. [<OF discontinuer <Med. L discontinuare <dis- not + L continuare CONTINUE]
—dis′con·tin′u·a′tion noun
—dis′con·tin′u·er, Law dis′con·tin′u·or noun