disuse
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transitive verb \(ˌ)dis-ˈyüz, dish-\Definition of DISUSE
: to discontinue the use or practice of
First Known Use of DISUSE
15th century
Rhymes with DISUSE
abuse, accuse, amuse, Andrews, bad news, bemuse, berceuse, chanteuse, charmeuse, chartreuse, coiffeuse, confuse, contuse, danseuse, defuse, diffuse, diseuse, effuse, enthuse, excuse, ill-use, incuse, infuse, masseuse, misuse, perfuse, peruse, recluse, recuse, refuse, reuse, short fuse, suffuse, Toulouse, transfuse, vendeuse
2dis·use
noun \-ˈyüs\Definition of DISUSE
: cessation of use or practice
See Examples of DISUSE
- The room was dusty from disuse.
- <since the car has experienced years of disuse, starting it up won't be easy>
First Known Use of DISUSE
15th century
Related to DISUSE
- Synonyms
- desuetude, idleness, inactivity
- Antonyms
- use
Rhymes with DISUSE
Aarhus, abstruse, abuse, adduce, Atreus, blue spruce, burnoose, caboose, Cayuse, Cepheus, ceruse, charmeuse, chartreuse, Chartreuse, conduce, couscous, cut loose, deduce, diffuse, educe, effuse, excuse, fair use, footloose, hang loose, induce, Lanús, misuse, mongoose, Morpheus, negus, obtuse, Orpheus, papoose, Peleus, Perseus, prepuce, produce, profuse, Proteus, Purus, recluse, red spruce, reduce, refuse, retuse, reuse, Sanctus, seduce, slip noose, snow goose, Tereus, Theseus, traduce, transduce, turn loose, unloose, vamoose
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