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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Disuse \Dis*use"\ (?; see {Dis-}), verb (used with an object) [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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
disused
adjective: no longer in use; "obsolete words" [syn: {obsolete}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
48 Moby Thesaurus words for "disused": abandoned, abjured, antiquated, antique, archaic, castaway, dated, dead, derelict, deserted, discarded, discontinued, done with, extinct, forsaken, gone out, gone-by, jettisoned, left, marooned, neglected, not worth saving, obsolescent, obsolete, old, old-fashioned, on the shelf, out, out of style, out of use, out-of-date, outdated, outmoded, outworn, passe, past, past use, pensioned off, relinquished, renounced, resigned, retired, run out, superannuate, superannuated, superseded, unused, worn-out
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