1. To cease to use; to discontinue the practice of.
2. To disaccustom; — with to or from; as, disused to toil. "Disuse me from . . . pain." Donne.
DISUSE
Dis*use", n.
Defn: Cessation of use, practice, or exercise; inusitation;
desuetude; as, the limbs lose their strength by disuse.
The disuse of the tongue in the only . . . remedy. Addison.
Church discipline then fell into disuse. Southey.
DISUTILIZE
Dis*u"til*ize, v. t.
Defn: To deprive of utility; to render useless. [R.] Mrs. Browning.
DISVALUATION
Dis*val`u*a"tion, n.
Defn: Disesteem; depreciation; disrepute. Bacon.
DISVALUE
Dis*val"ue (; see Dis-), v. t.
Defn: To undervalue; to depreciate. Shak.