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Discard vs Disuse - What's the difference?

discard | disuse |

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)
  • to throw away, to reject.
  • * I. Taylor
  • A man discards the follies of boyhood.
  • (card games) To make a discard; to throw out a card.
  • To dismiss from employment, confidence, or favour; to discharge.
  • * Jonathan Swift
  • 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 also

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Anything discarded.
  • A discarded playing card in a card game.
  • Anagrams

    * English heteronyms

    disuse

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state of not being used; neglect.
  • The garden fell into disuse and became overgrown.

    Derived terms

    * disused

    Verb

    (disus)
  • To cease the use of.
  • (archaic) To disaccustom.
  • He was disused to hard work.
  • * John Donne
  • Disuse me from pain.

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