re-abuse

verb

To abuse again.

“a re-abuse rate of six percent”

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Meanings

verbre-abuse (third-person singular simple present re-abuses, present participle re-abusing, simple past and past participle re-abused)

present singular third person re-abuses · participle present re-abusing · participle past re-abused · past re-abused

  1. To abuse again.
nounre-abuse (countable and uncountable, plural re-abuses)

plural re-abuses

  1. countableuncountableAbuse that is repeated or perpetrated again.

    a re-abuse rate of six percent

Origin

From re- + abuse.

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APA

re-abuse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-abuse

MLA

“re-abuse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-abuse. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “re-abuse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-abuse.

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