Thesaurus: disuse

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1. v. t. To cease to use; to discontinue the practice of.
2. v. t. To disaccustom; -- with to or from; as, disused to toil.
3. n. Cessation of use, practice, or exercise; inusitation; desuetude; as, the limbs lose their strength by disuse.
4. n. the state of something that has been unused and neglected
5. 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. 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.
6. 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.
7. n:100 n the state of something that has been unused and neglected