Disuse

  • 11disuse — dis|use [ dıs jus ] noun uncount a situation in which something is not being used: fall into disuse: The old bridge fell into disuse …

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  • 12disuse — {{11}}disuse (n.) c.1400, see DIS (Cf. dis ) + USE (Cf. use) (n.). {{12}}disuse (v.) c.1400, misuse, pervert; mid 15c., become unaccustomed, from or on analogy of O.Fr. desuser, from des not (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + use …

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  • 13disuse — noun (U) a situation in which something is no longer used: fall into disuse (=stop being used): The building eventually fell into disuse …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14disuse — UK [dɪsˈjuːs] / US [dɪsˈjus] noun [uncountable] a situation in which something is not being used fall into disuse: The old bridge fell into disuse …

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  • 15disuse — n. /dis yoohs /; v. /dis yoohz /, n., v., disused, disusing. n. 1. discontinuance of use or practice: Traditional customs are falling into disuse. v.t. 2. to cease to use. [1375 1425; late ME. See DIS 1, USE] * * * …

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  • 16disuse — 1. noun /dɪsˈjus/ The state of not being used; neglect. The garden fell into disuse and became overgrown. 2. verb /dɪsˈjus/ To cease the use of …

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  • 17disuse — dis|use [dısˈju:s] n [U] a situation in which something is no longer used ▪ The building eventually fell into disuse …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18disuse — noun many of the mills fell into disuse Syn: nonuse, nonemployment, lack of use; neglect, abandonment, desertion, obsolescence; formal desuetude …

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  • 19disuse — n. & v. n. 1 lack of use or practice; discontinuance. 2 a disused state. v.tr. cease to use. Phrases and idioms: fall into disuse cease to be used. Etymology: ME f. OF desuser (as DIS , USE) …

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  • 20disuse atrophy — noun (medicine) The wasting away of a part as a result of diminution or cessation of functional activity • • • Main Entry: ↑disuse …

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