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Definition of: ill-use
(il′yz′) v.t. ·used, ·us·ing
To treat roughly, cruelly, or unjustly; misuse; abuse.
—noun (-ys′) Bad treatment; misuse.
—ill′–us′age (-y′sij, -y′zij) noun
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