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Verb: discontinue  ,dis-kun'ti-nyoo
  1. Put an end to a state or an activity
    "discontinue teasing your little brother";
    - stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off, surcease [archaic]
     
  2. Come to or be at an end
    "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31"
     
  3. Prevent completion
    - break, break off, stop

Derived forms: discontinued, discontinues, discontinuing

Type of: cease, end, finish, stop, terminate

Antonym: keep