disuse
To cease the use ofTo cease the use of.
» This costume has fallen into disuse.
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2 senses(transitive)To cease the use of.
(archaic, transitive)To disaccustom.
He was disused to hard work.
Examples
6 sentencesThis costume has fallen into disuse.
The house stood empty and disused for a long time.
deDas Haus blieb lange verlassen und ungenutzt. — al_ex_an_der
The party took place in a disused warehouse out of town.
deDie Party fand in einer stillgelegten Lagerhalle außerhalb der Stadt statt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Liberty is a possession that grows with use but wilts with disuse.
The vocabulary presents several words which are common to the modern Iberian languages but have fallen into disuse in Italian.
Origin
From Old French desuser, equivalent to dis- + use.From Old French desuser, equivalent to dis- + use.
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Forms
disuses, disusing, disused, disusedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.