Discontinue vs Finish - What's the difference?
discontinue | finish | Related terms |
To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying something.
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an end: the end of anything
a protective coating given to wood or metal and other surfaces
the result of any process changing the physical or chemical properties of cloth
(label) a shot on goal, especially one that ends in a goal
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(label) to complete (something)
(label) to apply a treatment to (a surface or similar)
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(label) to change an animal's food supply in the months before it is due for slaughter, with the intention of fattening the animal
(label) to come to an end
Discontinue is a related term of finish.
As verbs the difference between discontinue and finish
is that discontinue is to interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying something while finish is (label) to complete (something).As a noun finish is
an end: the end of anything.discontinue
English
Verb
(discontinu)- They plan to discontinue that design.
- I have discontinued school / Above a twelvemonth.
- Taught the Greek tongue, discontinued before in these parts the space of seven hundred years.
- They modify and discriminate the voice, without appearing to discontinue it.
Synonyms
* terminate * break offAntonyms
* continue ----finish
English
Noun
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