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v. i.) To be wont or accustomed; to be in the habit or practice; as, he used to ride daily; -- now disused in the present tense, perhaps because of the similarity in sound, between "use to," and "used to."

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	v. t.) To ~~make use of; to convert to one's service; to avail one's self of; to employ~~; to ~~put a purpose~~; as, to ~~use a plow~~; to use ~~a chair;~~ to ~~use time;~~ to ~~use flour for food; to use water for irrigation~~.		v. i.) To be wont or accustomed; to be in the habit or practice; as, he used to ride daily; -- now disused in the present tense, perhaps because of the similarity in sound, between "use to," and "used to."