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simple past and past participle of abuse examples
comparative more abused, superlative most abused
Having been a victim of some form of abuse, most commonly child abuse or domestic violence. examples
Overused; used profligately or in excess. examples
(obsolete) Deluded, deceived. quotations
That be so farre abusydThey cannot be excusydBy reason nor by law; […]
c. 1503–1512, John Skelton, Ware the Hauke; republished in John Scattergood, editor, John Skelton: The Complete English Poems, 1983, page 62, lines 5–7