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  • 11use — ► VERB 1) take, hold, or deploy as a means of achieving something. 2) (use up) consume or expend the whole of. 3) treat in a particular way. 4) exploit unfairly. 5) (used to) did repeatedly or existed in the past. 6) …

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  • 12Use and Abuse of Amulets —     Use and Abuse of Amulets     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Use and Abuse of Amulets     The origin of the word amulet does not seem to have been definitely established. (See AMULET.) The thing itself has been used as a safeguard against mishap or …

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  • 13Use of Wealth —     Use of Wealth     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Use of Wealth     The term wealth is not used here in the technical sense in which it occurs in treatises on economic subjects, but rather in its common acceptation, synonymous with riches. The… …

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  • 14use badly — index exploit (take advantage of), ill use Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 15use wrongly — index abuse (misuse), exploit (take advantage of), ill use, misemploy, mishandle (maltreat) …

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  • 16use improperly — index abuse (misuse), exploit (take advantage of) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 17use selfishly — index exploit (take advantage of) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 18use — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Employment for a purpose Nouns 1. use, employ[ment]; exercise, application, appliance; adhibition, disposal; consumption; usufruct; recourse, resort, avail; utilization, service, wear; recycling; usage,… …

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  • 19advantage — ad|van|tage W1S1 [ədˈva:ntıdʒ US ədˈvæn ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: avantage, from avant before , from Latin abante; ADVANCE2] 1.) [U and C] something that helps you to be more successful than others, or the state of having this ≠ …

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  • 20use — use1 W1S1 [ju:z] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(use something)¦ 2¦(amount of something)¦ 3¦(treat somebody unfairly)¦ 4¦(an advantage)¦ 5 could use something 6¦(word)¦ 7¦(drugs)¦ Phrasal verbs  use something<=>up ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date …

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