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abuse (v.)
early 15c., from M.Fr.
abuser
, from V.L.
*abusare
, from L.
abusus
, pp. of
abuti
"use up," also "misuse," from
ab-
"away" +
uti
"use" (see
use
). Specifically of drugs, from 1968. The noun is first recorded mid-15c., from Fr.
abus
(14c.).
