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  • 21use badly — index exploit (take advantage of), ill use Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 22use wrongly — index abuse (misuse), exploit (take advantage of), ill use, misemploy, mishandle (maltreat) …

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  • 23ill — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 (usu. predic.; often foll. by with) out of health; sick (is ill; was taken ill with pneumonia; mentally ill people). 2 (of health) unsound, disordered. 3 wretched, unfavourable (ill fortune; ill luck). 4 harmful (ill… …

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  • 24ill-treat — verb treat badly This boss abuses his workers She is always stepping on others to get ahead • Syn: ↑mistreat, ↑maltreat, ↑abuse, ↑ill use, ↑step • Derivationally related forms …

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  • 25use — Synonyms and related words: ablation, absolute interest, abuse, account, act toward, adaptability, advantage, appliance, applicability, application, apply, appropriateness, automatism, avail, availability, bad habit, behalf, behave toward, behoof …

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  • 26ill-treatment — noun cruel or inhumane treatment the child showed signs of physical abuse • Syn: ↑maltreatment, ↑ill usage, ↑abuse • Derivationally related forms: ↑abuse (for: ↑abuse), ↑ …

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  • 27ill-usage — noun cruel or inhumane treatment the child showed signs of physical abuse • Syn: ↑maltreatment, ↑ill treatment, ↑abuse • Derivationally related forms: ↑abuse (for: ↑abuse), ↑ …

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  • 28ill-treat — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. abuse, mistreat, persecute, victimize; see abuse 1 , hurt 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To hurt or injure by maltreatment: abuse, ill use, maltreat, mishandle, mistreat, misuse. See HELP …

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  • 29ill-treat — v. a. Maltreat, injure, abuse, ill use …

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  • 30ill - sick — Ill and sick are both used to say that someone has a disease or some other problem with their health. Davis is ill. ...a sick child. Your uncle is very sick. Most British speakers do not use …

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