Meaning of DISUSE
| Pronunciation: | | [n]dis'yoos, [v]dis'yooz, 'disyoos
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| | Definition: | | [n] the state of something that has been unused and neglected; "the house was in a terrible state of neglect" |
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| | Synonyms: | | neglect |
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| | See Also: | | declination, decline, omission | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Dis*use"\ (?; see {Dis-}), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Disused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disusing}.]
1. To cease to use; to discontinue the practice of.
2. To disaccustom; -- with to or from; as, disused to toil.
``Disuse me from . . . pain.'' --Donne.
\Dis*use"\, n.
Cessation of use, practice, or exercise; inusitation;
desuetude; as, the limbs lose their strength by disuse.
The disuse of the tongue in the only . . . remedy.
--Addison.
Church discipline then fell into disuse. --Southey.
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| | Related Terms: | | abandonment, abjure, absentation, antiquation, casting away, cessation, come off, cut out, desist, desuetude, discontinue, drop, evacuation, fogyishness, forsaking, give over, give up, have done with, jettison, jettisoning, leave off, leaving, let go, nol-pros, not pursue with, old-fashionedness, old-fogyishness, out-of-dateness, pulling out, put behind one, quit, relinquish, renounce, resign, staleness, stodginess, stop, stuffiness, superannuation, throwing overboard, unfashionableness, waive, withdrawal |
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