Misust

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of misuse form-of, obsolete, participle, past

    "For aye the more that she did them entreat, / The more they him misust, and cruelly did beat."

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abusemisapplypervertabuseabuseactive use

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"For aye the more that she did them entreat, / The more they him misust, and cruelly did beat."

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