discontinue
v.to stop doing, using, or making something permanently.
v.to cease a regular activity, service, or the production of a commercial product.
“The company decided to discontinue the old model of the phone.”
“The bus company will discontinue the late-night service starting next month due to low passenger numbers.”
“After reviewing the clinical trial data, the researchers chose to discontinue the study to ensure the safety of the participants involved.”
The verb is transitive and typically takes a direct object representing a product, service, or habit.
Discontinue is transitive; you discontinue the item itself, rather than using 'from' to describe the removal.
“Research suggests such extreme effects of discontinuing medication are rare, though not unheard of.”
“We found that 80% of Year 10 students considered future study and career plans important to their decision to discontinue history.”
From Old French descontinuer, equivalent to dis- + continue.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.