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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. treat badly;
- Example: "This boss abuses his workers"
- Example: "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"
[syn: mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, step, ill-treat]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

ill-use \ill-use\ v.
   1. to treat badly.

   Syn: mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-treat.
        [WordNet 1.5]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

ill-use
    v 1: treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always
         stepping on others to get ahead" [syn: mistreat,
         maltreat, abuse, ill-use, step, ill-treat]