See Also: disuse(1)(dictionary)
disuse(2)(dictionary)
disuse(dictionary)
disuse atrophy(medicine)

disuse(2) (iou)



disuse verb trans. LME.
[Old French desuser, from des- DIS- 2 + user USE verb.]
Make (a person) unaccustomed to something; cause to lose a habit. Usu. in pass. obsolete exc. dial. LME.
Misuse, use wrongly. Only in LME.
Cease to use. Chiefly as disused ppl adjective. L15.
Conan Doyle This house is older than the water-pipes. There must be a disused well somewhere.