| Disuse 1. (v. t.) To cease to use; to discontinue the practice of. 2. (v. t.) To disaccustom; -- with to or from; as, disused to toil. 3. (n.) Cessation of use, practice, or exercise; inusitation; desuetude; as, the limbs lose their strength by disuse. Thesaurus Entries abandonment, abjure, absentation, antiquation, casting away, cessation, come off, cut out, desist, desuetude, discontinue, drop, evacuation, fogyishness, forsaking, give over, give up, have done with, jettison, jettisoning, leave off, leaving, let go, nol-pros, not pursue with, old-fashionedness, old-fogyishness, out-of-dateness, pulling out, put behind one, quit, relinquish, renounce, resign, staleness, stodginess, stop, stuffiness, superannuation, throwing overboard, unfashionableness, waive, withdrawal |