abusen

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Verb

abusen

third-person plural present indicative of abusar

Middle English

Etymology

From Old French abuser.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈbiu̯zən/

Verb

abusen

To misuse; to use improperly.
To injure; to mistreat:
1. (rare) To mislead; to abuse trust.
2. (rare) To sexually abuse.
(rare) To adulterate.
(rare) To behave poorly.

Conjugation

Conjugation of abusen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) abusen, abuse
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	abuse	abused
2nd-person singular	abusest	abusedest
3rd-person singular	abuseth	abused
subjunctive singular	abuse	abused
imperative singular	abuse	—

plural¹	abusen, abuse	abuseden, abusede
imperative plural	abuseth, abuse	—

participles	abusynge, abusende	abused

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

English: abuse
Scots: abuise, abuize, abaise, abase, abeese

References

“abūsen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Spanish

Verb

abusen

inflection of abusar:
1. third-person plural present subjunctive
2. third-person plural imperative

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