ăb-ūtor Copy link Outline I. Lit.(a). With acc.(b). With abl.II. In a bad sense, to misuse, to abuse ...B. Esp., in rhet. , to use improperly ... ⓘăbūsē: adverbialăbūse: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg • ăb-ūtor, ūsus, 3, v. dep., to use up any thing, to use to the end, to consume entirely (utendo vel in usum consumere, Non. p. 76, 29); constr. in ante-class. period with acc., in class. per. with abl. I. Lit. α. With acc.: nos aurum abusos, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 126; so, argentum, id. Pers. 2, 3, 10: qui abusus sum tantam rem patriam, id. Trin. 3, 2, 56: operam, Ter. And. prol. 5 Ruhnk.: meretricem, id. Phorm. 2, 3, 66: suam vim, Lucr. 5, 1032.— β. With abl.: sumus parati abuti tecum hoc otio, to spend this leisure time with you, Cic. Rep. 1, 9 Creuz; so, otio liberaliter, Vell. 2, 105, 1: omni tempore, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 9, § 25: sole, id. Att. 12, 6, 2: studiis, id. Fam. 9, 6, 5: me abusum isto prooemio, id. Att. 16, 6, 4 al.: abuti aliquā re ad aliquid, to make use of for any purpose, to take advantage of: abuti sagacitate canum ad utilitatem nostram, id. N. D. 2, 60, 151; cf. id. Lig. 1, 1; id. Mil. 2, 6.—Hence, II. In a bad sense, to misuse, to abuse: sapientiam tuam abusa est haec, Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 29; so in the exordium of the first oration against Cat.: Quousque tandem abutere, Catilina, patientia nostra? will you abuse our patience? libertate, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 43, § 113: intemperanter otio et litteris, id. Tusc. 1, 3, 6: iis festivitatibus insolentius, id. Or. 52, 176 al.: legibus ac majestate ad quaestum, id. Rosc. Am. 19, 54; cf. Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 25, § 61; id. N. D. 1, 23, 64 al.— B. Esp., in rhet. (of words), to use improperly, Cic. Or. 27, 94; id. de Or. 3, 43, 169; Quint. 5, 10, 6 al.!*? Pass.: abusa, consumed, Plaut. As. 1, 3, 44; so also Varr.: utile utamur potius quam ab rege abutamur, ap. Prisc. p. 792 P., and Q. Hortensius, ib., abusis locis: abutendus, Suet. Galb. 14.
ăbūtor Copy link Outline I [arch.] tr., user jusqu'à consommation, jusqu'à disparition de l'objet, épuiser, consumer : ...II intr.1 se servir pleinement de, user librement de, employer complètement : user librement ...2 user [en faisant dévier l'objet de sa destination première] : faire servir ...3 abuser [cf. ] : abuser de la vie de ses soldats, cf. ... ⓘăbūsē: adverbialăbūse: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg • ăbūtor, ūsus sum, ūtī I. [arch.] tr., user jusqu'à consommation, jusqu'à disparition de l'objet, épuiser, consumer : caseum Cato Agr. 76, user complètement le fromage ; aurum Pl. Bacch. 359 ; rem patriam Pl. Trin. 682, dissiper une somme d'or, son patrimoine ; operam Ter. Andr. 5, consumer son activité, perdre son temps, cf. Sall. C. 13, 2. II. intr. 1. se servir pleinement de, user librement de, employer complètement : sole Cic. Att. 12, 6, 2, user librement du soleil ; his festivitatibus insolentius Cic. Or. 176, employer ces agréments du style avec une liberté un peu excessive ; proœmio Cic. Att. 16, 6, 4, utiliser un préambule [de façon définitive, une fois pour toutes] ; otio Cic. Rep. 1, 14, employer entièrement ses moments de loisir 2. user [en faisant dévier l'objet de sa destination première] : sagacitate canum ad utilitatem nostram Cic. Nat. 2, 151, faire servir à notre usage le flair des chiens, cf. Lig. 1 ; Mil. 6 ; Verr. 2, 3, 61 ; Inv. 2, 24 || verbo Cic. de Or. 3, 169, faire un emploi détourné d'un mot, cf. Or. 94 ; Part. 17 ; Leg. 1, 45 ; communi consuetudine sermonis Cic. Fato 24, se servir des mots de l'usage courant en les détournant de leur sens 3. abuser [cf. Don. Phorm. 413] : militum sanguine Cæs. C. 3, 90, 2, abuser de la vie de ses soldats, cf. Cic. Sulla 47 ; Domo 104 ; Fam. 12, 1, 2 ; Liv. 2, 42, 9 ; 39, 26, 7. ➳ sens passif abuti Varr. d. Prisc. Gramm. 8, 16 ; Val. Max. 8, 1 ; abusus Pl. As. 196.
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abuse (verb) Copy link Outline I. To use badly, misuseII. To violateIII. To revile1. mălĕdīco (with dat.)2. lăcĕro, 1. to a. a very excellent man with insulting language, optimum virum verborum contumeliis l., Cic.3. diffĕro, distŭli, dīlātum, 3. irr. • abuse (verb): I. To use badly, misuse: ăbūtor, ūsus, 3 (with abl.): to a. the laws, legibus a., Cic.: to a. any-one's patience, alicujus patientia a., Cic. II. To violate: ăbūtor, illūdo, comprĭmo: v. to violate. III. To revile: 1. mălĕdīco (with dat.): v. to revile. 2. lăcĕro, 1. to a. a very excellent man with insulting language, optimum virum verborum contumeliis l., Cic.: to a. poems, carmina l., Ov. 3. diffĕro, distŭli, dīlātum, 3. irr.: slanderously to a. any one, aliquem maledicendo sermonibus d., Lucil. Tac.: v. to defame.
abuse (subs.) Copy link Outline I. Wrongful usingII. A corrupt practiceIII. Reproachful language1. contŭmēlĭa2. mălĕdictum3. probrumIV. Perversion of meaning • abuse (subs.): I. Wrongful using: expr. by inf. or ger. of ăbūtor: as, such a use of the laws is an a. of them, *legibus ita uti est abuti. by the a. of the laws, *legibus abutendo: v. to abuse. II. A corrupt practice: perversus mos, mōris: unless, perchance, you are able by an a. to take from my client what belongs to him, nisi forte tu, p. more, quod hujus est, huic eripere potes, Cic. III. Reproachful language: 1. contŭmēlĭa: to annoy a person with every kind of a., aliquem omnibus c. vexare, Cic. 2. mălĕdictum: v. reviling. 3. probrum: v. insult. IV. Perversion of meaning: dēprāvātīo: the defender complains that he is hard pressed, not by the fact, but by the a. of a word, defensor non re sed d. verbi se urgeri queritur., Cic.: Auct. Her.
ABUSE Copy link • ABUSE 1. v. use IMPROP., aliqua re perverse uti or abuti: immodice, intemperanter, insolenter, insolenter et immodice abuti aliqua re (to exceed the limits of modesty or moderation in using anything; e.g., alicujus indulgentia, patientia. From the context, abuti aliqua re may do alone, but its real meaning is only to usecopiously). To abuse to or for anything, ad aliquid. Abuse the person, aliqua abuti. To rail at, convicium alicui facere; aliquem conviciis consectari, incessere; alicui maledicere; aliquem maledictis insectari; maledicta in aliquem dicere, conferre, conjicere; probris et maledictis aliquem vexare; maledictis or probris aliquem increpare; maledictis aliquem figere; contumeliosis verbis aliquem prosequi. To abuse anybody through thick and thin, omnibus maledictis aliquem vexare; omnia maledicta in aliquem conferre. To abuse anybody in his absence, alicui absenti maledicere; contumelioise dicere aliquid de aliquo absente; aliquem absentem dente maledico carpere. 2. s. the improper use of anything, *usus, or abusus, perversus (a perverse use): *usus, or abusus, immodestus, intemperans, insolens (a use exceeding the bounds of propriety. From the context abusus alone might do, though it means only the using up of anything). Improper custom; mos pravus (against correct and established custom): quod contra jus fasque est (against human and divine laws). An abuse prevails, percrebrescit mos pravus (Tac., Ann., 15, 19, near the biginning); to remove abuses, *mores pravos or ea quae contra jus fasque sunt abolere. Railing language, maledictum (any injurious word): convicium (any abusive word): probrum (any attack on another’s honor). To heap abuse on anybody, or load anybody with abuse, omnibus maledictis aliquem vexare; omnia maledicta in aliquem conferre.