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

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

Descendants

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

References

• “abūsen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Spanish

Verb

abusen

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