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451 entries under verb topic. ×

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profane(abuse, debase, demean, exploit)
6
debase(spoil, corrupt, mock, taint)
6
debauch(spoil, corrupt, degrade, debase)
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squander(go, ruin, play, abuse)
6
take advantage of(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, exploit)
5
blow(ruin, abuse, waste, spoil)
5
damage(noun, hurt, ruin, abuse)
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defile(wrong, abuse, harm, corrupt)
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degrade(debase, taint, demean)
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misdirect
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molest(attack, hurt, ruin, damage)
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play(abuse, waste, trick, confuse)
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violate(wrong, abuse, harm, corrupt)
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wrong(noun, hurt, ruin, damage)
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deprave(harm, spoil, corrupt, impair)
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despoil(scorn, mock, degrade, debase)
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embezzle(money, employer)
4
ill use(noun, expression, phrasal verb, waste)
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manipulate
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mismanage(noun, ruin, wrong, abuse)
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