Misuse
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[n] improper or excessive use
[v] change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers"
[v] apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly; "The words are misapplied in this context"; "You are misapplying the name of this religious group"
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abuse, active use, adulterate, adulteration, alloy, appliance, application, barbarism, befoul, befouling, bias, bleed, bleed white, canker, catachresis, cheapen, clerical error, coarsen, color, confound, consumption, contaminate, contamination, convert, c