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disusing

Word definitions for disusing in dictionaries

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vb. (present participle of disuse English)

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Disuse \Dis*use"\ (?; see Dis- ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disused ; p. pr. & vb. n. Disusing .] To cease to use; to discontinue the practice of. To disaccustom; -- with to or from; as, disused to toil. ``Disuse me from . . . pain.'' --Donne.

Usage examples of disusing.

From an internal desire on the part of the creature disusing it, to be quit of an organ which it finds troublesome.