disuse

== English == === Etymology === From Old French desuser, equivalent to dis- +‎ use. === Pronunciation 1 === IPA(key): /dɪsˈjuːs/ Rhymes: -us ==== Noun ==== disuse (uncountable) The state of not being used; neglect. Synonyms: desuetude, obsoleteness, unuse; see also Thesaurus:obsolescence ===== Derived terms ===== disused ===== Translations ===== === Pronunciation 2 === IPA(key): /dɪsˈjuːz/ ==== Verb ==== disuse (third-person singular simple present disuses, present participle disusing, simple past and past participle disused) (transitive) To cease the use of. 1792, Cruelty the natural and inseparable Consequence of Slavery, preached March 11, 1792, at Hemel-Hempstead, Herts. By John Liddon, in The Monthly Review, May to August, Volume VIII, p. 238, [2] The author does not fail to recommend the practice, adopted, it is said, by many thousands in the kingdom, of disusing the West India produce. (transitive, archaic) To disaccustom. ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === issued