| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
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| Class V. Words Releasing to the Voluntary Powers | | Division (I) Individual Volition | | Section II. Prospective Volition |
| 3. Precursory Measures |
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| 678. Disuse. |
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| NOUN: | DISUSE; forbearance, abstinence; relinquishment [See Relinquishment]; desuetude (want of habit) [See Desuetude]; disusage.
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| VERB: | NOT USE; do without, dispense with, let alone, not touch, forbear, abstain, spare, waive, neglect; keep back, reserve.
DISUSE; lay up, lay by, lay on the shelf, lay up in a napkin; shelve; set -, put -, lay- aside; leave off, have done with; supersede; discard (eject) [See Ejection]; dismiss, give warning.
THROW ASIDE (relinquish) [See Relinquishment]; make away with (destroy) [See Destruction]; cast -, heave -, throw- overboard; cast to the -dogs, - winds; dismantle (render usless) [See Inutility].
lie -, remain- unemployed &c. adj.
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| ADJECTIVE: | NOT USED &c. v.; unemployed, unapplied, undisposed of, unspent, unexercised, untouched, untrodden, unessayed, ungathered, unculled; uncalled for, not required.
DISUSED &c. v.; done with, run down, worn out, not worth saving.
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| INTERJECTION: | no use! |
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