Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (v. t.) To cease to use; to discontinue the practice of. 2. (v. t.) To disaccustom; -- with to or from; as, disused to toil. 3. (n.) Cessation of use, practice, or exercise; inusitation; desuetude; as, the limbs lose their strength by disuse.

Multi-Version Concordance Disuse (1 Occurrence) Esther 9:28 and that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memory of them perish from their seed. (See RSV)