( 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.
( 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012