DISUSED

disused, obsolete

(adjective) no longer in use; “obsolete words”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

disused

simple past tense and past participle of disuse

Adjective

disused (not comparable)

No longer in use.

Synonyms

• antiquated, defunct, outdated; see also obsolete

Source: Wiktionary


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.

Dis*use", n.

Definition: 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’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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