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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Disuse

/dĭs-yo͞os'/ · Dis·use · IPA /dɪsˈjuːs/
01 v. t. To cease to use; to discontinue the practice of.
imp. & p. p. Disused; p. pr. & vb. n. Disusing
  1. 1.
    To cease to use; to discontinue the practice of.
  2. 2.
    To disaccustom; -- with to or from; as, disused to toil.
02 n. Cessation of use, practice, or exercise; inusitation; desuetude; as, the limbs lose their strength by disuse.
  1. 1.
    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.