#679. Misuse. -- N. misuse, misusage, misemployment[obs], misapplication, misappropriation.
abuse, profanation, prostitution, desecration; waste &c. 638.
V. misuse, misemploy, misapply, misappropriate.
desecrate, abuse, profane, prostitute: waste &c. 638; overtask, overtax, overwork: squander &c. 818.
cut blocks with a razor, employ a steam engine to crack a nut; catch at a straw.
Adj. misused &c. v.
Phr. ludere cum sacris[Lat].