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discontinuing

discontinuing is the present participle and gerund of discontinue.

Meaning of discontinue

Verb

discontinue (third-person singular simple present discontinues, present participle discontinuing, simple past and past participle discontinued)

  1. (transitive) To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying.
    • They plan to discontinue that design.
  2. (transitive) To consciously cease the ingestion or administration of (a pharmaceutical drug).
    • AZT, the only AIDS treatment fully approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is extremely toxic, and many people with AIDS cannot cake it or must discontinue taking it after some period of time.1989 April 8, Judy Harris, “Fenway to Administer Peptide T”, in Gay Community News, page 3

Questions about discontinuing

What is discontinuing the present participle and gerund of?
Discontinuing is the present participle and gerund of discontinue.

Words near discontinuing in the dictionary

  1. discontinuee
  2. discontinuees
  3. discontinuer
  4. discontinuers
  5. discontinues
  6. discontinuing
  7. discontinuities
  8. discontinuity
  9. discontinuity systematics
  10. discontinuor
  11. discontinuors

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