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Definition of Disuse |
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Disuse
To cease to use; to discontinue the practice of. To disaccustom; -- with to or from; as, disused to toil. Cessation of use, practice, or exercise; inusitation; desuetude; as, the limbs lose their strength by disuse. Related Definitions: As, By, Cease, Cessation, Desuetude, Disaccustom, Discontinue, Disuse, Disused, Exercise, From, Inusitation, Lose, Of, Or, Practice, Strength, The, Their, To, Toil, Use, With |
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Disuse Quotations
Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation... even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind. Leonardo da Vinci By use you possess gain; by disuse you decline and lose. Edwin Louis Cole Obviously I was disappointed when it fell into disuse, because it was my own track named after me, but I am sure all those youngsters we lost will be coming back, and I certainly intend to be down here as much as I can, coaching and advising. Linford Christie A habitual disuse of physical forces totally destroys the moral; and men lose at once the power of protecting themselves, and of discerning the cause of their oppression. Joel Barlow |
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Disuse Translations
disuse in German is nicht mehr gebrauchen, Nichtgebrauch disuse in Spanish is desuso |
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