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ill treat

verb as in maul

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beat up bludgeon drub lacerate molest mug pummel rough up thrash trample

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bang bash batter beat buffet claw clean flagellate flail hit hurt ill-treat lash maltreat muscle paste paw pelt pound skin wax whip

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break face handle roughly knock about knock around lean on let have it put in the hospital take care of work over

verb as in misuse

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corrupt exploit mistreat pervert squander

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blow brutalize desecrate dissipate ill-treat maltreat maul misapply molest outrage profane prostitute waste wrong

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cut up go through handle roughly mess up misemploy run through shake up

verb as in outrage

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aggrieve incense infuriate insult scandalize shock

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affront defile deflower desecrate force injure jar madden maltreat mistreat misuse oppress persecute rape ravage ravish spoil violate

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boil over burn up do violence to fire up ill-treat kick up a row make hit the ceiling raise Cain reach boiling point whip up

verb as in persecute

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expel harass hound injure maltreat molest oppress outrage pick on pursue torture victimize

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afflict aggrieve annoy badger bait beat bother crucify distress dog dragoon exile hector hunt ill-treat martyr pester plague tease tyrannize vex worry

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be on one's case drive up the wall

verb as in abuse

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beat up corrupt harm impair maltreat mistreat misuse molest persecute victimize violate

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damage defile deprave desecrate hose ill-treat mar mishandle oppress pollute roughhouse ruin spoil taint total wax

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bang up bung up cut up mess up rough up shake up

verb as in wrong

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cheat defame offend

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abuse aggrieve damage discredit dishonor harm hurt ill-treat injure malign maltreat misrepresent mistreat oppress outrage persecute

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impose upon take advantage of

verb as in brutalize

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maltreat mistreat torment

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harm hurt ill-treat

verb as in ill-treat

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dissipate exhaust ill-use maltreat mishandle mistreat misuse overburden overtax overwork prostitute spoil squander taint waste

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misemploy

verb as in ill-use

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dissipate exhaust ill-treat maltreat mishandle mistreat misuse overburden overtax overwork prostitute spoil squander taint waste

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misemploy

verb as in corrupt

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bribe contaminate debase degrade demean demoralize harm impair misuse ruin subvert taint undermine violate warp

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grease palm pull down

verb as in crucify

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torment

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afflict agonize bedevil bother harrow ill-treat lampoon pan ridicule smite torture try

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tear to pieces wipe the floor with

verb as in harm

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abuse damage hurt impair inconvenience maim mar outrage prejudice ruin sabotage sap shatter shock tarnish trample traumatize undermine wreck

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blemish bruise crush dilapidate discommode get ill-treat incommode maltreat mangle misuse molest mutilate nick scathe spoil stab total tweak vandalize vitiate wing wound wrench wrong zing

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disserve do violence to dump on louse up mess up muck up put down

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Example Sentences

You can't ill-treat a woman; you can't damage her features and knock her teeth out.

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Although this proclamation was made, yet the people did not cease to ill treat us, and cry after us, as we went along.

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She was an angel, Sanders went about whining when he had no longer a woman to ill-treat.

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He begged them not to ill-treat a friendless boy; but to let him return176 home in safety.

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The 'prentices now began to insult and ill-treat them as they passed along the street, and several fled from the city.

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