discontinued

dis·con·tin·ue  (dskn-tny)

v. dis·con·tin·ued, dis·con·tin·u·ing, dis·con·tin·ues

v.tr.

1. To stop doing or providing (something); end or abandon: discontinued her visits to the museum; discontinued ferry service to the island.

2. To cease making or manufacturing: discontinued the sportscar in the 1960s.

3. To cease subscribing to (a publication).

4. Law To terminate (an action) by discontinuance.

v.intr.

To come to an end. See Synonyms at stop.

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[Middle English discontinuen, from Old French descontinuer, from Medieval Latin discontinure : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin continure, to continue; see continue.]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

discontinued - stopped permanently or temporarily; "discontinued models"; "a discontinued magazine"; "a discontinued conversation" continued - without stop or interruption; "to insure the continued success of the war"; "the continued existence of nationalism"; "the continued popularity of Westerns"

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discontinued

adjective stopped, ended, finished, abandoned, halted, terminated, no longer made, given up or over