1) Cease 2) Come to or be at an end 3) French word used in English 4) Give up 5) Lay off 6) Prevent completion 7) Quit 8) Stop 9) Stop doing it Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/discontinue
• (v. i.) To lose continuity or cohesion of parts; to be disrupted or broken off. • (v. t.) To interrupt the continuance of; to intermit, as a practice or habit; to put an end to; to cause to cease; to cease using, to stop; to leave off. • (v. i.) To be separated or severed; to part. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/discontinue/
Dis`con·tin'ue transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Discontinued ; present participle & verbal noun Discontinuing .] [ Confer French discontinuer .] To interrupt the continuance of; to intermit, as a practice or habit; to ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/78