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misuse


  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Misuse  \Mis*use"\,  v.  t.  [F.  m['e]suser.  See  {Mis-},  prefix  from 
  French,  and  {Use}.] 
  1.  To  treat  or  use  improperly;  to  use  to  a  bad  purpose;  to 
  misapply;  as  to  misuse  one's  talents.  --South. 
 
  The  sweet  poison  of  misused  wine.  --Milton. 
 
  2.  To  abuse;  to  treat  ill. 
 
  O,  she  misused  me  past  the  endurance  of  a  block. 
  --Shak. 
 
  Syn:  To  maltreat;  abuse;  misemploy;  misapply. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Misuse  \Mis*use"\,  n. 
  1.  Wrong  use  misapplication;  erroneous  or  improper  use 
 
  Words  little  suspected  for  any  such  misuse.  --Locke. 
 
  2.  Violence,  or  its  effects.  [Obs.]  --Shak. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  misuse 
  n  :  improper  or  excessive  use  [syn:  {abuse}] 
  v  1:  apply  badly  or  incorrectly  [syn:  {misapply}] 
  2:  change  the  inherent  purpose  or  function  of  something  [syn:  {pervert}, 
  {abuse}] 




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