verb
discontinue
dis-kuhn-TIN-yoo/ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuː/
To stop an ongoing activity or practice.
Removing the fountain and capping its pipe discontinues the drinking-water service.
Etymology
Continuare described joining things in uninterrupted succession. Its negation gives the idea of breaking that succession: to discontinue something is to stop carrying it on.
In context
if at some point by summer next year they discontinue the OG switch model the version two switch model goes away
More examples
- Please discontinue this practice immediately.
- She discontinued taking the supplement after developing a rash.
- The company is discontinuing production of that model.
Forms
discontinue · discontinues · discontinued · discontinuing
discontinuation noun — The ending of an ongoing activity or practice.