Discard vs Disuse - What's the difference?
discard | disuse |
to throw away, to reject.
* I. Taylor
(card games) To make a discard; to throw out a card.
To dismiss from employment, confidence, or favour; to discharge.
* Jonathan Swift
The state of not being used; neglect.
To cease the use of.
(archaic) To disaccustom.
* John Donne
In transitive terms the difference between discard and disuse
is that discard is to throw away, to reject while disuse is to cease the use of.discard
English
Verb
(en verb)- A man discards the follies of boyhood.
- They blame the favourites, and think it nothing extraordinary that the queen should resolve to discard them.
Synonyms
* cast away * dismiss * dispose * eliminate * get rid of * throw away * See alsoExternal links
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* English heteronymsdisuse
English
Noun
(-)- The garden fell into disuse and became overgrown.
Derived terms
* disusedVerb
(disus)- He was disused to hard work.
- Disuse me from pain.