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discontinue vs taper off

taper off vs discontinue

discontinue and taper off both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
discontinue No No Yes No
taper off No No Yes No
As verbs, taper off is a hyponym of discontinue; that is, taper off is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than discontinue:
  • discontinue: come to or be at an end
  • taper off: end weakly
Other hyponyms of discontinue include fizzle, fizzle out, peter out, leave off, expire, run out.
discontinue (verb) taper off (verb)
prevent completion become smaller or less active
put an end to a state or an activity end weakly
come to or be at an end
Difference between discontinue and taper off

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