Discontinue

Dis`con`tin´ue

v. t.	1.	To interrupt the continuance of; to intermit, as a practice or habit; to put an end to; to cause to cease; to cease using, to stop; to leave off. [imp. & p. p. Discontinued ; p. pr. & vb. n. Discontinuing.] Set up their conventicles again, which had been discontinued. - Bp. Burnet. I have discontinued school Above a twelvemonth. - Shak. Taught the Greek tongue, discontinued before in these parts the space of seven hundred years. - Daniel. They modify and discriminate the voice, without appearing to discontinue it. - Holder.
v. i.	1.	To lose continuity or cohesion of parts; to be disrupted or broken off.
	2.	To be separated or severed; to part. Thyself shalt discontinue from thine heritage. - Jer. xvii. 4.

Verb	1.	discontinue - put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother" Synonyms: cease, lay off, quit, stop, give up Antonyms: preserve, uphold, carry on, continue, bear on - keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"
	2.	discontinue - come or be at an end; "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31" Antonyms: continue, go on, keep, go along, proceed - continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"
	3.	discontinue - prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negociations" Synonyms: break off, stop, break