Disuse

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The state of not being used or of being no longer in use.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The state of not being used; neglect.
  • v. To cease the use of.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To cease to use; to discontinue the practice of.
  • v. To disaccustom; -- with to or from.
  • n. Cessation of use, practice, or exercise; inusitation; desuetude.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To cease to use; neglect or omit to employ; abandon or discard from exercise or practice.
  • n. Cessation of use, practice, or exercise: as, disuse of wine; disuse of sea-bathing; disuse of words.
  • n. Cessation of custom or observance; desuetude.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the state of something that has been unused and neglected
  • Verb Form
    disused    disuses    disusing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    decline    declination   
    Hyponym
    omission   
    Form
    disused   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bruce    Chartreuse    Duce    Luce    Seuss    Spruce    Zeus    abstruse    abuse    boose   
    Same Context
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