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To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to misuse; to put to
a bad use; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert; as, to abuse
inherited gold; to make an excessive use of; as, to abuse one's
authority. |
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To use ill; to maltreat; to act injuriously to; to punish
or to tax excessively; to hurt; as, to abuse prisoners, to abuse one's
powers, one's patience. |
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To revile; to reproach coarsely; to disparage. |
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To dishonor. |
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To violate; to ravish. |
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To deceive; to impose on. |
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Improper treatment or use; application to a wrong or bad
purpose; misuse; as, an abuse of our natural powers; an abuse of civil
rights, or of privileges or advantages; an abuse of language. |
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Physical ill treatment; injury. |
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A corrupt practice or custom; offense; crime; fault; as,
the abuses in the civil service. |
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Vituperative words; coarse, insulting speech; abusive
language; virulent condemnation; reviling. |
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Violation; rape; as, abuse of a female child. |
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