Disuse

[dɪs'juːs] or [dɪs'jus]

Definition

(v. t.) To cease to use; to discontinue the practice of.

(v. t.) To disaccustom; -- with to or from; as, disused to toil.

(n.) Cessation of use, practice, or exercise; inusitation; desuetude; as, the limbs lose their strength by disuse.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Desuetude, discontinuance, non-observance.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

[See USE_and_DESUETUDE]

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Definition

n. cessation or giving up of use or custom.—v.t. (dis-ūz′) to cease to use or practise.—n. Disusage (dis-ūz′-) gradual cessation of use or custom.

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