Abuse

1. To violate; to ravish.
2. Violation; rape; as, abuse of a female child.
3. To revile; to reproach coarsely; to disparage.
4. Vituperative words; coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; virulent condemnation; reviling.
5. 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.
6. 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. A corrupt practice or custom; offense; crime; fault; as, the abuses in the civil service.
8. 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.
9. To deceive; to impose on.
10. To dishonor.
11. Physical ill treatment; injury.