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verb · transitive · rare

disuse

disuse · disuses · disused · disusing

To cease the use ofTo cease the use of.

Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

/dɪsˈjuːs/

Meaning

2 senses

(transitive)To cease the use of.
(archaic, transitive)To disaccustom.
He was disused to hard work.

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, disused

regular · Lesson

Base form	disuse · to disuse
3rd person singular	disuses
Present participle	disusing
Past simple	disused
Past participle	disused

Tenses

disuse · disused · will disuse · have disused

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	disuse
he, she, it	disuses

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have disused
he, she, it	has disused

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will disuse

Past simpleLesson

all persons

disused

Lessons 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 dictionary

disturbA2 disturbanceB1 disturbingly ditch ditherC1

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