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discontinue — ● discontinue nom féminin Consonne réalisée avec une interruption de l écoulement du flux d air. (Les occlusives [t], [p], et la vibrante [r] sont des discontinues.) ● [b]discontinue (synonymes) nom féminin Consonne réalisée avec une interruption … Encyclopédie Universelle
Discontinue — Dis con*tin ue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discontinued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discontinuing}.] [Cf. F. discontinuer.] 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Discontinue — Dis con*tin ue, v. i. 1. To lose continuity or cohesion of parts; to be disrupted or broken off. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To be separated or severed; to part. [1913 Webster] Thyself shalt discontinue from thine heritage. Jer. xvii. 4. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
discontinue — I (abandon) verb abolish, abort, abrogate, abstain, annul, apostatize, arrest, break, break off, bring to a close, bring to an end, call off, cancel, cause a discontinuance, cease, cease using, check, close, complete, conclude, consummate, demit … Law dictionary
discontinue — dis‧con‧tin‧ue [ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuː] verb [transitive] to stop doing, making, or providing something that you have regularly done, made, or provided until now: • The guitar manufacturer discontinued almost their entire range to concentrate on the… … Financial and business terms
discontinué — discontinué, ée (di skon ti nu é, ée) part. passé. • Les jeux longtemps discontinués, BOSSUET Hist. I, 6 … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
discontinue — late 14c., from O.Fr. discontinuer (14c.), from M.L. discontinuare, from dis not (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + L. continuare to continue (see CONTINUE (Cf. continue)). Related: Discontinued; discontinuity; discontinuous; discont … Etymology dictionary
discontinue — desist, cease, *stop, quit Analogous words: suspend, intermit, stay (see DEFER): *arrest, check, interrupt Antonyms: continue … New Dictionary of Synonyms
discontinue — [v] prevent activity from going on abandon, bag it*, blow off*, break off*, call it quits, cease, close, desist, disconnect, disjoin, dissever, disunite, drop, end, finish, give over, give up, halt, interpose, interrupt, intervene, kill, knock… … New thesaurus
discontinué — Discontinué, [discontinu]ée. part. Il a les sig. de son verbe … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
discontinue — ► VERB (discontinues, discontinued, discontinuing) ▪ stop doing, providing, or making. DERIVATIVES discontinuation noun … English terms dictionary
