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D — Distressedness to Disvaluation (Part 6 of 6)

Disusage
(Dis*us"age) n. Gradual cessation of use or custom; neglect of use; disuse. [R.] Hooker.

Disuse
(Dis*use") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disused ; p. pr. & vb. n. Disusing.]

1. To cease to use; to discontinue the practice of.

2. To disaccustom; β€” with to or from; as, disused to toil. "Disuse me from . . . pain." Donne.

Disuse
(Dis*use") n. 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. To deprive of utility; to render useless. [R.] Mrs. Browning.

Disvaluation
(Dis*val`u*a"tion) n. Disesteem; depreciation; disrepute. Bacon.