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discontinue vs peter out

peter out vs discontinue

discontinue and peter out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
discontinue No No Yes No
peter out No No Yes No
As verbs, peter out is a hyponym of discontinue; that is, peter out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than discontinue:
  • discontinue: come to or be at an end
  • peter out: end weakly
Other hyponyms of discontinue include fizzle, fizzle out, taper off, leave off, expire, run out.
discontinue (verb) peter out (verb)
prevent completion use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
put an end to a state or an activity end weakly
come to or be at an end
Difference between discontinue and peter out

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