Disused

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Disuse \Dis*use"\ (?; see {Dis-}), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Disused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disusing}.]
     1. To cease to use; to discontinue the practice of.
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     2. To disaccustom; -- with to or from; as, disused to toil.


        "Disuse me from . . . pain." --Donne.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  disused
       adj : 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     out-of-date, outdated, outmoded, outworn, passe, past, past use,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     superannuate, superannuated, superseded, unused, worn-out