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English word abuse comes from Latin utor, Latin ab, and later Latin abusus (Consumption. Wasting.)
utor (Latin)
I consume.. I enjoy, take advantage of.. I experience, undergo, encounter.. I use, employ.. I wear.
ab (Latin)
(source of action or event) by, of. (time) after, since. At, on, in. From, away from, out of.
abutor (Latin)
I misuse, abuse; use improperly.. I use up, exhaust, consume (entirely).. I waste, squander.
abusus (Latin)
Consumption. Wasting.
abuser (Middle French)
abusen (Middle English)
abuse (English)
(transitive) To attack with coarse language; to insult; to revile; malign; to speak in an offensive manner to or about someone; to disparage. [First attested in the early 17th century.]. (transitive) To imbibe a drug for a purpose other than it was intended; to intentionally take more of a drug than was prescribed for recreational reasons; to take illegal drugs habitually. [First attested in [...]