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abuse(noun, take, help, attack)
23
misapply(take, ruin, abuse, blow)
16
maltreat(help, attack, hurt, ruin)
16
mistreat(help, hurt, wrong, abuse)
15
pervert(noun, turn, correct, abuse)
13
misemploy(ruin, abuse, blow, harm)
12
harm(noun, attack, hurt, ruin)
12
ill-treat(help, hurt, ruin, damage)
11
misappropriate(take, abuse, appropriate, steal)
11
waste(noun, go, ruin, destroy)
10
ill-use(noun, help, hurt, abuse)
9
desecrate(wrong, abuse, harm, scorn)
9
exploit(abuse, mistreat, wrongly)
9
injure(attack, hurt, ruin, dismiss)
9
mishandle(help, hurt, ruin, abuse)
8
outrage(noun, hurt, ruin, wrong)
8
prostitute(abuse, blow, harm, spoil)
7
corrupt(abuse, harm, spoil, impair)
7
dissipate(abuse, blow, harm, waste)
7
hurt(noun, attack, ruin, dismiss)
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