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ill-use

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ill-use (lyz)
tr.v. ill-used, ill-us·ing, ill-us·es
To maltreat.
n. (lys)
Unjust or poor treatment; ill-usage.
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Verb1.ill-useill-use - treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"
abuse, ill-treat, maltreat, mistreat, step
do by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
kick around - treat badly; abuse; "They won't have me to kick around any more!"
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For my part I consider that it is better to be adventurous than cautious, because fortune is a woman, and if you wish to keep her under it is necessary to beat and ill-use her; and it is seen that she allows herself to be mastered by the adventurous rather than by those who go to work more coldly.
The Prince by Machiavelli, Nicolo View in context
I don't ill-use my horse for the sake of it; none of you can say I do.
Black Beauty by Sewell, Anna View in context
They beat and ill-use me, Dick; and I am going to seek my fortune, some long way off.
Oliver Twist Or The Parish Boy's Progress by Dickens, Charles View in context
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