Definition of "abuse"
abuse1
/əˈbjuːs/
noun
countable and uncountable, plural abuses
(now rare) Catachresis.
abuse2
/əˈbjuːz/
verb
third-person singular simple present abuses, present participle abusing, simple past and past participle abused
(transitive, obsolete) Misrepresent; adulterate.
(transitive, obsolete, Scotland) Disuse.