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

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