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discontinue

verb
  1. To prevent the occurrence or continuation of a movement, action, or operation: arrest, belay, cease, check, halt 1, stall 1, stay 1, stop, surcease. Idioms: bring to a standstill, call a halt to, put a stop to. See continue
  2. To stop suddenly, as a conversation, activity, or relationship: break off, cease, interrupt, suspend, terminate. See continue
  3. To come to a cessation: arrest, belay, cease, check, halt 1, leave off, quit, stall 1, stop, surcease. Idiom: come to a halt (or standstill) (or stop). See continue
  4. To cease trying to accomplish or continue: abandon, break off, desist, give up, leave off, quit, relinquish, remit, stop. Informal: swear off. Slang: lay off. Idioms: call it a day, call it quits, hang up one's fiddle, have done with, throw in the towel. See continue

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