Mis*use" (m&ibreve;s*ūs"), n. 1. Wrong use; misapplication; erroneous or improper use.
Words little suspected for any such misuse.
Locke.
2. Violence, or its effects. [Obs.]
Shak.
Mis*use" (-ūz"), v. t. [F.
mésuser. 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.
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