abusar — meaning in English

English meaning

• abuse noun Cruel or violent treatment of a person, often repeated.
• aggravate verb To make a bad situation, problem, or injury worse.
• aggro noun British informal: trouble, hassle, or aggressive confrontation.
• impose verb To officially establish or enforce a rule, tax, or penalty.

Senses

abusar is used for these senses in English:

• abuse (transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert [from around 1350 to 1470.]
• abuse (transitive, archaic) To violate; defile; to rape; (reflexive) to masturbate. [from around 1350 to 1470]
• aggravate (now, rare) To give extra weight or intensity to; to exaggerate, to magnify. [from 16th c.]
• aggro (gaming, transitive) To cause (a non-player character) to become aggressive towards the player's character.
• go overboard (intransitive, idiomatic) To go too far; to exceed reasonable bounds.
• impose To encroach or intrude, especially in a manner regarded as unfair or unwarranted; to presume, to take advantage of; also, to be a burden or inconvenience.

abuse — full definition

1. noun Cruel or violent treatment of a person, often repeated.
2. noun The wrong or harmful use of something, such as power, drugs, or a position of trust.
3. verb To treat someone cruelly or violently.
4. verb To use something improperly or excessively, especially drugs or alcohol.

aggravate — full definition

1. verb To make a bad situation, problem, or injury worse.
2. verb To annoy or irritate someone.

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