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Definition of Abuse
A`buse´ | v. t. | 1. | 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. | | 2. | 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. | | 3. | To revile; to reproach coarsely; to disparage. | | 4. | To dishonor. | | 5. | To violate; to ravish. | | 6. | To deceive; to impose on. | | n. | 1. | 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. | | 2. | Physical ill treatment; injury. | | 3. | A corrupt practice or custom; offense; crime; fault; as, the abuses in the civil service. | | 4. | Vituperative words; coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; virulent condemnation; reviling. | | 5. | Violation; rape; as, abuse of a female child. |
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