Category:Disuse

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.

disuse Dis*use", n.

Defn: 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.