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disuse

[dis-yoos, dis-yooz]

noun

  1. discontinuance of use or practice.

    Traditional customs are falling into disuse.



verb (used with object)

disused, disusing 
  1. to cease to use.

disuse

/ ɪˈː /

noun

  1. the condition of being unused; neglect (often in the phrases in or into disuse )

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of disuse1

1375–1425; late Middle English. See dis- 1, use
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She took over a disused Victorian school building, renovated it and made Welsh rarebit the star of the show.

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The answer would prove to be a disused pub car park, or outside a cricket club in the middle of the night or even in a car in front of her own home.

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He said he transferred her body to a disused freezer, buried her in a grave he dug under the stairs and cemented over her body.

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Portuguese and German authorities are expected to continue to focus the search on disused buildings and wells.

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The 39-year-old's body was among those discovered in the disused gold mine in January.

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