discontinue

verb

(transitive) To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying.

(transitive) To consciously cease the ingestion or administration of (a pharmaceutical drug).

Roots

disdis- · Latin · apart, not teneo-tin · Latin · hold

Synonyms for discontinue

ceasev quitv stopv terminatev desistv suspendv cancelv abandonv surceasen interruptv

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Where does discontinue come from?

The word discontinue breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: dis-, from Latin dis (“apart, not”); and -tin, from Latin teneo (“hold”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.