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Discontinue vs Discontinuee - What's the difference?

discontinue | discontinuee |

As a verb discontinue

is to interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying something.

As a noun discontinuee is

(legal) one whose possession of an estate is broken off, or discontinued; one whose estate is subject to discontinuance.

discontinue

English

Verb

(discontinu)
  • To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying something.
  • They plan to discontinue that design.
  • * Shakespeare
  • I have discontinued school / Above a twelvemonth.
  • * Daniel
  • Taught the Greek tongue, discontinued before in these parts the space of seven hundred years.
  • * Holder
  • They modify and discriminate the voice, without appearing to discontinue it.

    Synonyms

    * terminate * break off

    Antonyms

    * continue ----

    discontinuee

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (legal) One whose possession of an estate is broken off, or discontinued; one whose estate is subject to discontinuance.
  • (Webster 1913)