discontinue
dis‧con‧tin‧ue /ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuː/
verb [transitive]
Bus route 51 is being discontinued.
a discontinued china pattern
—discontinuation /ˌdɪskəntɪnjuˈeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]
—discontinuance /ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuəns/ noun [uncountable]
dis‧con‧tin‧ue /ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuː/
verb [transitive] Word Family: adjective: continual, continued ≠ DISCONTINUED, continuous ≠ discontinuous; noun: continuation ≠ discontinuation, continuity ≠ discontinuity; adverb: continually, continuously; verb: continue ≠ discontinue
to stop doing, producing, or providing something: —discontinuation /ˌdɪskəntɪnjuˈeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]
—discontinuance /ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuəns/ noun [uncountable]