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(1):

(v. t.) To revile; to reproach coarsely; to disparage.

(2):

(v. t.) To dishonor.

(3):

(v. t.) To violate; to ravish.

(4):

(v. t.) 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.

(5):

(v. t.) 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.

(6):

(v. t.) 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.

(7):

(v. t.) Physical ill treatment; injury.

(8):

(v. t.) A corrupt practice or custom; offense; crime; fault; as, the abuses in the civil service.

(9):

(v. t.) Vituperative words; coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; virulent condemnation; reviling.

(10):

(v. t.) Violation; rape; as, abuse of a female child.

(11):

(v. t.) To deceive; to impose on.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Abuse'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/abuse.html. 1828.
 
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