abuse vb. (precise meaning often doubtful; in many examples two or more senses are blended)
1.
to impose
upon, cheat, deceive Ado V. ii.
104, Ham. II. ii. 640,
Lr. IV. i. 22
“thy abused father's
wrath,”
IV. vii. 77, Cym. I. iv. 129.
2.
to ill-use, maltreat,
do violence to Wiv. I. i.
3, Err. V. i. 199,
R3 I. iii. 52
“his simple truth must
be a-d,”
Rom. IV. i. 29, Lr. IV. vii. 15, Sonn. xlii. 7.
3.
to insult Ant. V. ii. 43, Cym. II. iii. 154.
4.
to disgrace,
dishonour Wiv. II. ii. 310, 1H6 IV. v. 41.
5.
to malign, revile
Tim. II. ii. 48, Oth. V. i. 123.
