discontinuev.

Brit.

/ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuː/, U.S.

/ˌdɪskənˈtɪnju/

Forms: Middle English desskontenew, Middle English discontenue, Middle English discontune, Middle English discontynewe, Middle English dyscontynew, Middle English dyscontynue, Middle English dyscontynw, Middle English–1500s discontynue, Middle English– discontinue, 1500s discontinewe.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French discontinuer; Latin discontinuare.

Etymology: < (i) Anglo-Norman and Middle French discontinuer, descontinuer (French discontinuer ) to dismiss (a charge or lawsuit) (a1311 or earlier in Anglo-Norman; late 15th cent. in continental French), to separate, sever (one thing) from (another) (1314 in Old French), to alienate (an estate) to someone other than the heir in tail (a1339 or earlier), to cease or cause (an action or practice) to cease (c1393), to come to an end (c1400 or earlier), and its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin discontinuare to stop, be intermittent (13th cent.), to interrupt, make discontinuous (from 13th cent. in British sources), (in legal context) to bring to an end (from 14th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin dis- dis- prefix + continuāre continue v. Compare Spanish discontinuar , †descontinuar (both first half of the 15th cent.), Italian discontinuare (mid 14th cent., originally reflexive). Compare earlier discontinuance n.

†1.

a. transitive. To break the continuity of; to interrupt; to sever, divide. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > break the continuity of [verb (transitive)]

discontinuea1398

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > continuity or uninterruptedness > discontinuity or interrupted condition > break the continuity of or interrupt [verb (transitive)]

discontinuea1398

breakc1400

interrupta1420

intermit1557

takea1586

interpellate1599

interfalk1621

snapa1790

fault1837

a1398 [implied in: J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. vii. lxiii. 423 Suche a lykynge..makeþ þe skynne discontinued and ful of bleynes. (at discontinued adj. 1a)].

a1535 T. More Dialoge of Comfort (1553) i. xiii. sig. C.iiii^v A man hath great cause of feare and heauines that continueth alway styll in welth, discontinued with no tribulacion.

1660 R. Boyle New Exper. Physico-mechanicall xxxvii. 310 By heating a lump of Crystal..and quenching it in..Water, it would be discontinu'd by..a multitude of Cracks.

1673 J. Ray Observ. Journey Low-countries 149 This bank of Earth..is discontinued by seven..breaks or apertures..by which the Lagune communicate with the gulf.

1678 R. Cudworth tr. M. Psellus in True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 814 Solid Bodies..being once discontinued, are not easily consolidated together again.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Disease The Bones and Flesh may be..discontinued by Fractures, and Contusions.

1785 W. Marshall Planting & Ornamental Gardening 575 Where discontinued by different levels, its [sc. the stream's] course appeared to be concealed by thickets properly interspersed.

b. intransitive. To cease to be connected or cohesive; to break apart, break up. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > continuity or uninterruptedness > discontinuity or interrupted condition > become discontinuous [verb (intransitive)]

discontinuec1450

c1450 J. Metham Palmistry (Garrett) in Wks. (1916) 88 (MED) Yff the same ryght lyne be fulle of smale lynys..and noght cause the lyne to dyscontynw..yt betokynnyith ryches and wurchyp.

1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Ee4 A steme [of a tree]..hath a dimension and quantitie of entyrenes and continuance, before it come to discontinue & break it self into Armes.

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §24 Stillicides of Water..will Draw themselues into a small thread, because they will not discontinue.

a. intransitive. To cease to continue to occur or to act in a specified manner; to desist (from), stop.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease activity [verb (intransitive)]

i-swikec893

swikec897

atwindc1000

linOE

studegieOE

stintc1175

letc1200

stuttea1225

leavec1225

astint1250

doc1300

finec1300

blina1325

cease1330

stable1377

resta1382

ho1390

to say or cry ho1390

resta1398

astartc1400

discontinuec1425

surcease1428

to let offc1450

resista1475

finish1490

to lay a straw?a1505

to give over1526

succease1551

to put (also pack) up one's pipes1556

end1557

to stay (one's own or another's) hand1560

stick1574

stay1576

to draw bridle1577

to draw rein1577

to set down one's rest1589

overgive1592

absist1614

subsista1639

beholdc1650

unbridle1653

to knock offa1657

acquiesce1659

to set (up) one's rest1663

sista1676

stop1689

to draw rein1725

subside1734

remit1765

to let up1787

to wind (up) one's pirna1835

to cry crack1888

to shut off1896

to pack in1906

to close down1921

to pack up1925

to sign off1929

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > reverse or abandon one's purpose [verb (intransitive)] > give up or discontinue

discontinuec1425

to give upa1616

to put out of one's head1784

c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) v. l. 418 (MED) Ȝe sen how þat Fortune Towardis me gynneth discontune.

?1444 J. Gresham in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 14 Þough þoe assises discontynue..he hopeth to be excused.

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde i. vij. f. 33 Leaste theyr handes shulde discontinewe [L. desuescat] from sheadinge of bludde.

1574 J. Baret Aluearie D 680 To discontinew a while from labour.

1607 E. Grimeston tr. S. Goulart Admirable & Memorable Hist. 567 This Earth-quake began againe with such vehemencie, and with-out discontinuing eyther night or day, that the Sea reculed two hundreth paces backe.

1698 J. Howe Serm. preach'd Late Day of Thanksgiving 11 His Glory ceases to hover, becomes with them a Fixed Thing, settles its Station, as not about to discontinue or remove.

1735 Ld. Hervey Mem. Reign Geo. II (1848) II. xx. 25 Without discontinuing, he would talk to her..from the time he came into the room to the moment he left it.

a1765 J. Brine Treat. Var. Subj. (1766) xiii. 360 God's Love to His People, no more commenced, than His Existence; nor will it cease, alter, or abate, any more than His Being will discontinue.

1833 Mech. Mag. 21 Dec. 207/1 When the fermentation is completed (which is readily known by the air-bubbles discontinuing), the pipe is drawn out.

1898 R. Campbell Ruling Cases XVI. 543 The penalty would be commensurate only with the offence committed in respect of the additional work done after notice to discontinue.

1918 Motor Age 21 Feb. 41/3 The secondary nozzle begins to deliver gasoline at partially open throttle and automatically discontinues when the throttle is closed again.

2010 M. A. Friend & J. P. Kohn Fund. Occup. Safety & Health xi. 240 When safe behavior is associated with unpleasantness, it is likely to discontinue.

b. transitive. To desist from (an action or practice); to cease, stop. Also: to cause to cease; to put an end to, abolish (the use or provision of something).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease from (an action or operation) [verb (transitive)]

aswikec975

linOE

beleavec1175

forletc1175

i-swikec1175

restc1175

stutte?c1225

lina1300

blinc1314

to give overc1325

to do wayc1350

stintc1366

finisha1375

leavea1375

yleavec1380

to leave offa1382

refuse1389

ceasec1410

resigna1413

respite?a1439

relinquish1454

surcease1464

discontinue1474

unfill1486

supersede1499

desist1509

to have ado?1515

stop1525

to lay aside1530

stay1538

quata1614

to lay away1628

sist1635

quita1642

to throw up1645

to lay by1709

to come off1715

unbuckle1736

peter1753

to knock off1767

stash1794

estop1796

stow1806

cheese1811

to chuck itc1879

douse1887

nark1889

to stop off1891

stay1894

sling1902

can1906

to lay off1908

to pack in1934

to pack up1934

to turn in1938

to break down1941

to tie a can to (or on)1942

to jack in1948

to wrap it up1949

the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease from (an action or operation) [verb (transitive)] > cause to cease or put a stop to

astintc700

stathea1200

atstuntc1220

to put an end toa1300

to set end ofa1300

batec1300

stanch1338

stinta1350

to put awayc1350

arrestc1374

finisha1375

terminec1390

achievea1393

cease1393

removec1405

terminate?a1425

stop1426

surceasec1435

resta1450

discontinue1474

adetermine1483

blina1500

stay1525

abrogatea1529

suppressa1538

to set in or at stay1538

to make stay of1572

depart1579

check1581

intercept1581

to give a stop toa1586

dirempt1587

date1589

period1595

astayc1600

nip1600

to break off1607

snape1631

sist1635

to make (a) stop of1638

supersede1643

assopiatea1649

periodizea1657

unbusya1657

to put a stop to1679

to give the holla to1681

to run down1697

cessate1701

end1737

to choke off1818

stopper1821

punctuate1825

to put a stopper on1828

to take off ——1845

still1850

to put the lid on1873

on the fritz1900

to close down1903

to put the fritz on something1910

to put the bee on1918

switch1921

to blow the whistle on1934

1474–5 Rolls of Parl.: Edward IV (Electronic ed.) Parl. Oct. 1472 3rd Roll §47. m. 6 The said occupation of shotyng is thus discontynued and almoste lefte.

1479 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 414 King Edwarde the thirdde..exemptid the saide maires, and discontynewed theym, to feche their saide charges at the castell yate of the foresaide Constable.

1553 Act 1 Mary 3rd Sess. c. 7. §1 Many good Clothiers..have been enforced to leave off and clearly discontinue their Cloth-making.

1631 Earl of Manchester Contemplatio Mortis 62 Death doth not disanul, but discontinue life.

1692 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) II. 589 The queen hath been pleased to order that the monthly fast should for the present be discontinued.

1726 W. R. Chetwood Voy. & Adventures Capt. R. Boyle 140 [He] begg'd that he would discontinue his Visits.

1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) II. 33 They never discontinue their work on account of the darkness.

1806 Med. Repository 2nd Hexade 4 54 The planters..now perceive encouragement and hopes, in discontinuing the culture of Georgian and Anguillan cotton.

1847 G. B. Airy Autobiogr. (1896) 184 I circulated an Address, proposing to discontinue the use of the Zenith Tube.

1893 Law Times 95 5/2 Persons who had been customers discontinued their custom.

1920 Amer. Jrnl. Theol. 24 91 In that year Pope Gregory IX ordered..the provost of the city to discontinue trade with Novgorod.

1943 Triumphs of Engin. 172/2 The building of the track-wall..had to be discontinued for half a year whilst wild weather spent its fury.

2005 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 13 Oct. a28/5 Amtrak plans to discontinue four daily trains that are the last of a breed long known as ‘clockers’.

c. transitive. To cease to take, administer, or prescribe (a drug, course of treatment, etc.).

ΚΠ

1598 J. Mosan tr. C. Wirsung Praxis Med. Vniuersalis ii. v. 249 Forasmuch as then we haue notified..many remedies, therefore it is needeles to reckon them here againe, but onely to remember, if the amendment come slowly, that then it should not be discontinued and left off.

1628 W. Folkingham Panala Medica vi. 39 The taking of either of them may..bee a day or two omitted or discontinued to correspond some vrgent occasions.

1738 J. Tennent Epist. to Dr. Richard Mead 58 On the 2d, I ordered the Decoction to be discontinued; and this Patient was in a good State of Health in a Week's Time.

1786 T. Kirkland Inq. Present State Med. Surg. I. 186 Soon after this, medicines were discontinued.

1834 Boston Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 15 Oct. 161 Active treatment, however, was not to be discontinued, while a ray of hope remained of saving the eye.

1915 O. W. Bethea Pract. Materia Medica & Prescription Writing i. 184 The treatment is to discontinue the mercury, give opiates and demulcents if necessary for the intestinal symptoms, and use mouth-washes for the local lesions.

1968 Brit. Jrnl. Psychiatry 114 874/2 A letter was sent with him stating: ‘This is to confirm that you have discontinued your medication against medical advice’.

2005 G. D. Pozgar Legal & Ethical Issues for Health Professionals iv. 117 Acceding to requests of the patient's family to discontinue life-support equipment and intravenous tubes.

d. transitive. To cease to take (a periodical, etc.), or to pay (a subscription); to cancel, give up. Also intransitive.

ΚΠ

1764 F. Warner Let. to Fellows of Sion-College 19 If any such Clergyman..shall discontinue his Subscription, and be five Quarters in Arrears to this Fund [etc.].

1827 Honduras Gaz. & Commerc. Advertiser 19 May 3/1 Spunging on their neighbours who pay tor the Paper until finally they are provoked, perhaps, to discontinue it.

1888 Writer June 144/2 If no order to discontinue is received, the magazine is sent regularly.

1921 Mich. Alumnus 24 Nov. 197/1 One subscriber..has discontinued his subscription because he is too busy to read a weekly publication.

1998 L. Turner I'm having your Baby x. 193 I'm going to unplug the phone and TV and discontinue the paper for a while.

e. transitive. To stop manufacturing or selling (a particular product).

ΚΠ

1881 Stamp-collector's Ann. 16 The surcharged sixpennies, doing duty for pennies, are discontinued.

1918 Business Digest & Investm. Weekly 15 Oct. 116/2 Knee boots.—To be discontinued.

1945 Accounting Rev. 20 178/2 Does a manufacturer decide to discontinue a line because, with price ceilings pressing down and labor costs permittedly rising, it is no longer profitable?

1967 L. J. Braun Cat who ate Danish Mod. ii. 18 There's been a delay on the draperies; the fabric manufacturer discontinued the pattern.

2007 P. Skinner Sports Photogr. 27/2 With the popularity of digital photography, some films have been discontinued.

3. Law.

†a. transitive. To alienate (an estate) to someone other than the heir in tail. Cf. discontinuance n. 2a. Also intransitive. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > transfer of property > settlement of property > settle (property) [verb (transitive)] > entail > cut off entail

discontinue1426

disentail1848

1426 in Collectanea Topographica & Genealogica (1837) IV. 252 (MED) Þe seide John shall not discontinue his estate.

1495 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VII (Electronic ed.) Parl. Oct. 1495 §35. m. 20 The seid John Mayne in his lyf discontinued dyvers londes and tenementis whiche were intailed to him and to his auncestres.

1528–30 tr. T. Littleton Tenures (new ed.) f. li Yf..the wyfe taketh an husbande, & the husbande dyscontynueth the lande of the wyfe, by this dyscontynuaunce all the remayndres be dyscontynued.

a1626 F. Bacon Elements Common Lawes (1630) 43 If tenant intaile discontinue, and the discontinuee make a lease for life.

1686 W. Leonard 3rd Pt. Rep. Cases of Law cxxiv. 93 In the said Case the Entry of the Wife was not lawful, for she was Tenant in tail; which Estate was discontinued by the Feoffment of her Husband.

1753 G. Wilson Pract. Treat. Fines & Recoveries 215 Tenant in Tail discontinues and takes back an Estate-tail.

1787 Blackstone's Comm. (ed. 10) III. x. 172 The antient legal estate, which ought to have survived to the heir in tail, being gone, or at least suspended, and for a while discontinued.

1818 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. (ed. 2) V. 255 A fine is one of those assurances by which an estate tail may be discontinued.

1851 C. Clark & W. Finnelly House of Lords Cases II. 817 The estate tail not having been barred or discontinued by any act of Hester, or of her son George.

b. transitive. Of a court or other legislative authority: to dismiss (a suit, etc.), esp. when the plaintiff has omitted the formalities necessary to keep it pending. Also of a plaintiff: to abandon (a suit). Also intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > carry on or institute (an action) [verb (transitive)] > abandon or dismiss a suit

discontinue?1435

to throw out1604

perempt1726

nolle pros1845

nolle1859

?1435 in C. L. Kingsford Chrons. London (1905) 48 (MED) All plees..weren..dyscontynued, and newe wrettes were made.

1487 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VII (Electronic ed.) Parl. Nov. 1487 §19. m. 10 Yf..the seid writte of errour be discontynued in defaute of the partie.

1588–9 Act 31 Eliz. c. 1, in Statutes of Realm (1819) IV. 799 Writte of Error dependinge ys by the Lawes of the Realme discontynued.

1641 W. Prynne Antipathie 523 Detaining him in prison till he gave over the prosecution and discontinued the suite.

1704 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) V. 501 Yesterday the lords adjourned..having first discontinued the writt of error brought by Dr. Watson..he having not assign'd errors in due time.

1780 G. Crompton Pract. Common-placed I. 124 If the plaintiff sees occasion, or finds he cannot support his action, he may discontinue the same either before or after declaration delivered.

1848 J. J. S. Wharton Law Lexicon at Discontinuance A rule to discontinue is obtained by a plaintiff when he finds that he has misconceived his action.

1891 Law Times 90 473/1 After delivery of defence the plaintiff discontinued his action.

1921 Southern Reporter 86 284 Neither the attorney nor the client should have the right, without the consent of the other, to compromise, release, discontinue, or otherwise dispose of such suit.

1983 J. Sztucki Interim Meas. in Hague Court ii. 36 After six prorogations of time-limits for filing the Chinese counter-memorial, the case was discontinued and removed from the list.

2009 R. Burnett & V. Bath Law Internat. Business in Australasia ii. 124 (note) The plaintiff was ultimately obliged to discontinue the action, due to the difficulty of proving where the damage took place.

†4.

a. transitive. To cease to inhabit or frequent. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > absence > be absent from [verb (transitive)] > absent oneself from

discontinuea1475

to keep from ——a1535

refrain1534

dishaunt1608

disfrequent1646

cut1791

skip1824

a1475 in Manners & Househ. Expenses Eng. (1841) 555 (MED) Thowe I be ryte well..loged here, ȝete I wol nat desskontenew that kontery, bote some tyme ther and some tyme here as schal plese me beste.

1572 G. Fenton tr. E. Pasquier Monophylo ii. f. 25 Let him stande specially vpon his garde, that if he haue discontynued the presence of his mystris some long time, he renewe not eftsoones hir company.

1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice iii. iv. 75 Men shall sweare I haue discontinued schoole aboue a twelue-moneth.

1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing v. i. 185 I must discontinue your company.

c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1645 (1955) II. 350 'Twas once a greate Citty..now discontinu'd & demolish'd by the frequent Earthquakes.

b. intransitive. To cease to reside in a place; to be absent. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1677 S. Herne Domus Carthusiana 188 They have liberty..to discontinue two months in a year.

†5. intransitive. To be cut off or apart from. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > go away [verb (intransitive)] > part or go away in different directions

dealc1000

shedc1000

twin?c1225

departc1290

to-go13..

parta1325

severc1375

disseverc1386

to part companya1400

discontinue1576

to fall apart1599

flya1677

separate1794

dispart1804

split1843

1576 A. Fleming tr. Cicero in Panoplie Epist. 152 I was vniustly condemned to exile, to discontinue long from the safegard of a common wealth [L. ne mihi quidem ipsi tunc placebat diutius abesse ab rei publicae custodia].

1611 Bible (King James) Jer. xvii. 4 And thou, euen thyselfe, shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I gaue thee.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	discontinue
释义	discontinuev. Brit. /ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuː/, U.S. /ˌdɪskənˈtɪnju/ Forms: Middle English desskontenew, Middle English discontenue, Middle English discontune, Middle English discontynewe, Middle English dyscontynew, Middle English dyscontynue, Middle English dyscontynw, Middle English–1500s discontynue, Middle English– discontinue, 1500s discontinewe. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French discontinuer; Latin discontinuare. Etymology: < (i) Anglo-Norman and Middle French discontinuer, descontinuer (French discontinuer ) to dismiss (a charge or lawsuit) (a1311 or earlier in Anglo-Norman; late 15th cent. in continental French), to separate, sever (one thing) from (another) (1314 in Old French), to alienate (an estate) to someone other than the heir in tail (a1339 or earlier), to cease or cause (an action or practice) to cease (c1393), to come to an end (c1400 or earlier), and its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin discontinuare to stop, be intermittent (13th cent.), to interrupt, make discontinuous (from 13th cent. in British sources), (in legal context) to bring to an end (from 14th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin dis- dis- prefix + continuāre continue v. Compare Spanish discontinuar , †descontinuar (both first half of the 15th cent.), Italian discontinuare (mid 14th cent., originally reflexive). Compare earlier discontinuance n. †1. a. transitive. To break the continuity of; to interrupt; to sever, divide. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > break the continuity of [verb (transitive)] discontinuea1398 the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > continuity or uninterruptedness > discontinuity or interrupted condition > break the continuity of or interrupt [verb (transitive)] discontinuea1398 breakc1400 interrupta1420 intermit1557 takea1586 interpellate1599 interfalk1621 snapa1790 fault1837 a1398 [implied in: J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. vii. lxiii. 423 Suche a lykynge..makeþ þe skynne discontinued and ful of bleynes. (at discontinued adj. 1a)]. a1535 T. More Dialoge of Comfort (1553) i. xiii. sig. C.iiii^v A man hath great cause of feare and heauines that continueth alway styll in welth, discontinued with no tribulacion. 1660 R. Boyle New Exper. Physico-mechanicall xxxvii. 310 By heating a lump of Crystal..and quenching it in..Water, it would be discontinu'd by..a multitude of Cracks. 1673 J. Ray Observ. Journey Low-countries 149 This bank of Earth..is discontinued by seven..breaks or apertures..by which the Lagune communicate with the gulf. 1678 R. Cudworth tr. M. Psellus in True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 814 Solid Bodies..being once discontinued, are not easily consolidated together again. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Disease The Bones and Flesh may be..discontinued by Fractures, and Contusions. 1785 W. Marshall Planting & Ornamental Gardening 575 Where discontinued by different levels, its [sc. the stream's] course appeared to be concealed by thickets properly interspersed. b. intransitive. To cease to be connected or cohesive; to break apart, break up. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > continuity or uninterruptedness > discontinuity or interrupted condition > become discontinuous [verb (intransitive)] discontinuec1450 c1450 J. Metham Palmistry (Garrett) in Wks. (1916) 88 (MED) Yff the same ryght lyne be fulle of smale lynys..and noght cause the lyne to dyscontynw..yt betokynnyith ryches and wurchyp. 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Ee4 A steme [of a tree]..hath a dimension and quantitie of entyrenes and continuance, before it come to discontinue & break it self into Armes. View more context for this quotation 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §24 Stillicides of Water..will Draw themselues into a small thread, because they will not discontinue. 2. a. intransitive. To cease to continue to occur or to act in a specified manner; to desist (from), stop. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease activity [verb (intransitive)] i-swikec893 swikec897 atwindc1000 linOE studegieOE stintc1175 letc1200 stuttea1225 leavec1225 astint1250 doc1300 finec1300 blina1325 cease1330 stable1377 resta1382 ho1390 to say or cry ho1390 resta1398 astartc1400 discontinuec1425 surcease1428 to let offc1450 resista1475 finish1490 to lay a straw?a1505 to give over1526 succease1551 to put (also pack) up one's pipes1556 end1557 to stay (one's own or another's) hand1560 stick1574 stay1576 to draw bridle1577 to draw rein1577 to set down one's rest1589 overgive1592 absist1614 subsista1639 beholdc1650 unbridle1653 to knock offa1657 acquiesce1659 to set (up) one's rest1663 sista1676 stop1689 to draw rein1725 subside1734 remit1765 to let up1787 to wind (up) one's pirna1835 to cry crack1888 to shut off1896 to pack in1906 to close down1921 to pack up1925 to sign off1929 the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > reverse or abandon one's purpose [verb (intransitive)] > give up or discontinue discontinuec1425 to give upa1616 to put out of one's head1784 c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) v. l. 418 (MED) Ȝe sen how þat Fortune Towardis me gynneth discontune. ?1444 J. Gresham in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 14 Þough þoe assises discontynue..he hopeth to be excused. 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde i. vij. f. 33 Leaste theyr handes shulde discontinewe [L. desuescat] from sheadinge of bludde. 1574 J. Baret Aluearie D 680 To discontinew a while from labour. 1607 E. Grimeston tr. S. Goulart Admirable & Memorable Hist. 567 This Earth-quake began againe with such vehemencie, and with-out discontinuing eyther night or day, that the Sea reculed two hundreth paces backe. 1698 J. Howe Serm. preach'd Late Day of Thanksgiving 11 His Glory ceases to hover, becomes with them a Fixed Thing, settles its Station, as not about to discontinue or remove. 1735 Ld. Hervey Mem. Reign Geo. II (1848) II. xx. 25 Without discontinuing, he would talk to her..from the time he came into the room to the moment he left it. a1765 J. Brine Treat. Var. Subj. (1766) xiii. 360 God's Love to His People, no more commenced, than His Existence; nor will it cease, alter, or abate, any more than His Being will discontinue. 1833 Mech. Mag. 21 Dec. 207/1 When the fermentation is completed (which is readily known by the air-bubbles discontinuing), the pipe is drawn out. 1898 R. Campbell Ruling Cases XVI. 543 The penalty would be commensurate only with the offence committed in respect of the additional work done after notice to discontinue. 1918 Motor Age 21 Feb. 41/3 The secondary nozzle begins to deliver gasoline at partially open throttle and automatically discontinues when the throttle is closed again. 2010 M. A. Friend & J. P. Kohn Fund. Occup. Safety & Health xi. 240 When safe behavior is associated with unpleasantness, it is likely to discontinue. b. transitive. To desist from (an action or practice); to cease, stop. Also: to cause to cease; to put an end to, abolish (the use or provision of something). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease from (an action or operation) [verb (transitive)] aswikec975 linOE beleavec1175 forletc1175 i-swikec1175 restc1175 stutte?c1225 lina1300 blinc1314 to give overc1325 to do wayc1350 stintc1366 finisha1375 leavea1375 yleavec1380 to leave offa1382 refuse1389 ceasec1410 resigna1413 respite?a1439 relinquish1454 surcease1464 discontinue1474 unfill1486 supersede1499 desist1509 to have ado?1515 stop1525 to lay aside1530 stay1538 quata1614 to lay away1628 sist1635 quita1642 to throw up1645 to lay by1709 to come off1715 unbuckle1736 peter1753 to knock off1767 stash1794 estop1796 stow1806 cheese1811 to chuck itc1879 douse1887 nark1889 to stop off1891 stay1894 sling1902 can1906 to lay off1908 to pack in1934 to pack up1934 to turn in1938 to break down1941 to tie a can to (or on)1942 to jack in1948 to wrap it up1949 the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease from (an action or operation) [verb (transitive)] > cause to cease or put a stop to astintc700 stathea1200 atstuntc1220 to put an end toa1300 to set end ofa1300 batec1300 stanch1338 stinta1350 to put awayc1350 arrestc1374 finisha1375 terminec1390 achievea1393 cease1393 removec1405 terminate?a1425 stop1426 surceasec1435 resta1450 discontinue1474 adetermine1483 blina1500 stay1525 abrogatea1529 suppressa1538 to set in or at stay1538 to make stay of1572 depart1579 check1581 intercept1581 to give a stop toa1586 dirempt1587 date1589 period1595 astayc1600 nip1600 to break off1607 snape1631 sist1635 to make (a) stop of1638 supersede1643 assopiatea1649 periodizea1657 unbusya1657 to put a stop to1679 to give the holla to1681 to run down1697 cessate1701 end1737 to choke off1818 stopper1821 punctuate1825 to put a stopper on1828 to take off ——1845 still1850 to put the lid on1873 on the fritz1900 to close down1903 to put the fritz on something1910 to put the bee on1918 switch1921 to blow the whistle on1934 1474–5 Rolls of Parl.: Edward IV (Electronic ed.) Parl. Oct. 1472 3rd Roll §47. m. 6 The said occupation of shotyng is thus discontynued and almoste lefte. 1479 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 414 King Edwarde the thirdde..exemptid the saide maires, and discontynewed theym, to feche their saide charges at the castell yate of the foresaide Constable. 1553 Act 1 Mary 3rd Sess. c. 7. §1 Many good Clothiers..have been enforced to leave off and clearly discontinue their Cloth-making. 1631 Earl of Manchester Contemplatio Mortis 62 Death doth not disanul, but discontinue life. 1692 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) II. 589 The queen hath been pleased to order that the monthly fast should for the present be discontinued. 1726 W. R. Chetwood Voy. & Adventures Capt. R. Boyle 140 [He] begg'd that he would discontinue his Visits. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) II. 33 They never discontinue their work on account of the darkness. 1806 Med. Repository 2nd Hexade 4 54 The planters..now perceive encouragement and hopes, in discontinuing the culture of Georgian and Anguillan cotton. 1847 G. B. Airy Autobiogr. (1896) 184 I circulated an Address, proposing to discontinue the use of the Zenith Tube. 1893 Law Times 95 5/2 Persons who had been customers discontinued their custom. 1920 Amer. Jrnl. Theol. 24 91 In that year Pope Gregory IX ordered..the provost of the city to discontinue trade with Novgorod. 1943 Triumphs of Engin. 172/2 The building of the track-wall..had to be discontinued for half a year whilst wild weather spent its fury. 2005 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 13 Oct. a28/5 Amtrak plans to discontinue four daily trains that are the last of a breed long known as ‘clockers’. c. transitive. To cease to take, administer, or prescribe (a drug, course of treatment, etc.). ΚΠ 1598 J. Mosan tr. C. Wirsung Praxis Med. Vniuersalis ii. v. 249 Forasmuch as then we haue notified..many remedies, therefore it is needeles to reckon them here againe, but onely to remember, if the amendment come slowly, that then it should not be discontinued and left off. 1628 W. Folkingham Panala Medica vi. 39 The taking of either of them may..bee a day or two omitted or discontinued to correspond some vrgent occasions. 1738 J. Tennent Epist. to Dr. Richard Mead 58 On the 2d, I ordered the Decoction to be discontinued; and this Patient was in a good State of Health in a Week's Time. 1786 T. Kirkland Inq. Present State Med. Surg. I. 186 Soon after this, medicines were discontinued. 1834 Boston Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 15 Oct. 161 Active treatment, however, was not to be discontinued, while a ray of hope remained of saving the eye. 1915 O. W. Bethea Pract. Materia Medica & Prescription Writing i. 184 The treatment is to discontinue the mercury, give opiates and demulcents if necessary for the intestinal symptoms, and use mouth-washes for the local lesions. 1968 Brit. Jrnl. Psychiatry 114 874/2 A letter was sent with him stating: ‘This is to confirm that you have discontinued your medication against medical advice’. 2005 G. D. Pozgar Legal & Ethical Issues for Health Professionals iv. 117 Acceding to requests of the patient's family to discontinue life-support equipment and intravenous tubes. d. transitive. To cease to take (a periodical, etc.), or to pay (a subscription); to cancel, give up. Also intransitive. ΚΠ 1764 F. Warner Let. to Fellows of Sion-College 19 If any such Clergyman..shall discontinue his Subscription, and be five Quarters in Arrears to this Fund [etc.]. 1827 Honduras Gaz. & Commerc. Advertiser 19 May 3/1 Spunging on their neighbours who pay tor the Paper until finally they are provoked, perhaps, to discontinue it. 1888 Writer June 144/2 If no order to discontinue is received, the magazine is sent regularly. 1921 Mich. Alumnus 24 Nov. 197/1 One subscriber..has discontinued his subscription because he is too busy to read a weekly publication. 1998 L. Turner I'm having your Baby x. 193 I'm going to unplug the phone and TV and discontinue the paper for a while. e. transitive. To stop manufacturing or selling (a particular product). ΚΠ 1881 Stamp-collector's Ann. 16 The surcharged sixpennies, doing duty for pennies, are discontinued. 1918 Business Digest & Investm. Weekly 15 Oct. 116/2 Knee boots.—To be discontinued. 1945 Accounting Rev. 20 178/2 Does a manufacturer decide to discontinue a line because, with price ceilings pressing down and labor costs permittedly rising, it is no longer profitable? 1967 L. J. Braun Cat who ate Danish Mod. ii. 18 There's been a delay on the draperies; the fabric manufacturer discontinued the pattern. 2007 P. Skinner Sports Photogr. 27/2 With the popularity of digital photography, some films have been discontinued. 3. Law. †a. transitive. To alienate (an estate) to someone other than the heir in tail. Cf. discontinuance n. 2a. Also intransitive. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > law > transfer of property > settlement of property > settle (property) [verb (transitive)] > entail > cut off entail discontinue1426 disentail1848 1426 in Collectanea Topographica & Genealogica (1837) IV. 252 (MED) Þe seide John shall not discontinue his estate. 1495 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VII (Electronic ed.) Parl. Oct. 1495 §35. m. 20 The seid John Mayne in his lyf discontinued dyvers londes and tenementis whiche were intailed to him and to his auncestres. 1528–30 tr. T. Littleton Tenures (new ed.) f. li Yf..the wyfe taketh an husbande, & the husbande dyscontynueth the lande of the wyfe, by this dyscontynuaunce all the remayndres be dyscontynued. a1626 F. Bacon Elements Common Lawes (1630) 43 If tenant intaile discontinue, and the discontinuee make a lease for life. 1686 W. Leonard 3rd Pt. Rep. Cases of Law cxxiv. 93 In the said Case the Entry of the Wife was not lawful, for she was Tenant in tail; which Estate was discontinued by the Feoffment of her Husband. 1753 G. Wilson Pract. Treat. Fines & Recoveries 215 Tenant in Tail discontinues and takes back an Estate-tail. 1787 Blackstone's Comm. (ed. 10) III. x. 172 The antient legal estate, which ought to have survived to the heir in tail, being gone, or at least suspended, and for a while discontinued. 1818 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. (ed. 2) V. 255 A fine is one of those assurances by which an estate tail may be discontinued. 1851 C. Clark & W. Finnelly House of Lords Cases II. 817 The estate tail not having been barred or discontinued by any act of Hester, or of her son George. b. transitive. Of a court or other legislative authority: to dismiss (a suit, etc.), esp. when the plaintiff has omitted the formalities necessary to keep it pending. Also of a plaintiff: to abandon (a suit). Also intransitive. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > carry on or institute (an action) [verb (transitive)] > abandon or dismiss a suit discontinue?1435 to throw out1604 perempt1726 nolle pros1845 nolle1859 ?1435 in C. L. Kingsford Chrons. London (1905) 48 (MED) All plees..weren..dyscontynued, and newe wrettes were made. 1487 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VII (Electronic ed.) Parl. Nov. 1487 §19. m. 10 Yf..the seid writte of errour be discontynued in defaute of the partie. 1588–9 Act 31 Eliz. c. 1, in Statutes of Realm (1819) IV. 799 Writte of Error dependinge ys by the Lawes of the Realme discontynued. 1641 W. Prynne Antipathie 523 Detaining him in prison till he gave over the prosecution and discontinued the suite. 1704 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) V. 501 Yesterday the lords adjourned..having first discontinued the writt of error brought by Dr. Watson..he having not assign'd errors in due time. 1780 G. Crompton Pract. Common-placed I. 124 If the plaintiff sees occasion, or finds he cannot support his action, he may discontinue the same either before or after declaration delivered. 1848 J. J. S. Wharton Law Lexicon at Discontinuance A rule to discontinue is obtained by a plaintiff when he finds that he has misconceived his action. 1891 Law Times 90 473/1 After delivery of defence the plaintiff discontinued his action. 1921 Southern Reporter 86 284 Neither the attorney nor the client should have the right, without the consent of the other, to compromise, release, discontinue, or otherwise dispose of such suit. 1983 J. Sztucki Interim Meas. in Hague Court ii. 36 After six prorogations of time-limits for filing the Chinese counter-memorial, the case was discontinued and removed from the list. 2009 R. Burnett & V. Bath Law Internat. Business in Australasia ii. 124 (note) The plaintiff was ultimately obliged to discontinue the action, due to the difficulty of proving where the damage took place. †4. a. transitive. To cease to inhabit or frequent. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > absence > be absent from [verb (transitive)] > absent oneself from discontinuea1475 to keep from ——a1535 refrain1534 dishaunt1608 disfrequent1646 cut1791 skip1824 a1475 in Manners & Househ. Expenses Eng. (1841) 555 (MED) Thowe I be ryte well..loged here, ȝete I wol nat desskontenew that kontery, bote some tyme ther and some tyme here as schal plese me beste. 1572 G. Fenton tr. E. Pasquier Monophylo ii. f. 25 Let him stande specially vpon his garde, that if he haue discontynued the presence of his mystris some long time, he renewe not eftsoones hir company. 1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice iii. iv. 75 Men shall sweare I haue discontinued schoole aboue a twelue-moneth. View more context for this quotation 1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing v. i. 185 I must discontinue your company. View more context for this quotation c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1645 (1955) II. 350 'Twas once a greate Citty..now discontinu'd & demolish'd by the frequent Earthquakes. b. intransitive. To cease to reside in a place; to be absent. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1677 S. Herne Domus Carthusiana 188 They have liberty..to discontinue two months in a year. †5. intransitive. To be cut off or apart from. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > go away [verb (intransitive)] > part or go away in different directions dealc1000 shedc1000 twin?c1225 departc1290 to-go13.. parta1325 severc1375 disseverc1386 to part companya1400 discontinue1576 to fall apart1599 flya1677 separate1794 dispart1804 split1843 1576 A. Fleming tr. Cicero in Panoplie Epist. 152 I was vniustly condemned to exile, to discontinue long from the safegard of a common wealth [L. ne mihi quidem ipsi tunc placebat diutius abesse ab rei publicae custodia]. 1611 Bible (King James) Jer. xvii. 4 And thou, euen thyselfe, shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I gaue thee. View more context for this quotation This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.a1398
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