abusen

See also: Abusen

Catalan

Verb

abusen

  1. third-person plural present indicative of abusar

Middle English

Etymology

From Old French abuser.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈbiu̯zən/

Verb

abusen

  1. To misuse; to use improperly.
  2. To injure; to mistreat:
    1. (rare) To mislead; to abuse trust.
    2. (rare) To sexually abuse.
  3. (rare) To adulterate.
  4. (rare) To behave poorly.

Conjugation

Conjugation of abusen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) abusen, abuse
present tense past tense
1st-person singular abuse abused
2nd-person singular abusest abusedest
3rd-person singular abuseth abused
subjunctive singular abuse
imperative singular —
plural1 abusen, abuse abuseden, abusede
imperative plural abuseth, abuse —
participles abusynge, abusende abused

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: abuse
  • Scots: abuise, abuize, abaise, abase, abeese

References

Spanish

Verb

abusen

  1. inflection of abusar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative
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