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Noun using has 1 sense
- exploitation, victimization, victimisation, using - an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly); "capitalistic exploitation of the working class"; "paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form of victimization"
--1 is a kind of mistreatment
--1 has particulars: sexploitation; colonialism
Verb use has 6 senses
- use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ - put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't make use of this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"
Sample sentence:
They use the animals
- use, habituate - take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely"
--2 is one way to consume, ingest, take in, take, have
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- use - seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage; "She uses her influential friends to get jobs"; "The president's wife used her good connections"
--3 is one way to exploit, work
Sample sentence:
They use him to write the letter
- use, expend - use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions"
Sample sentence:
They use the money
- practice, apply, use - avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance"
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- use - habitually do something (use only in the past tense); "She used to call her mother every week but now she calls only occasionally"; "I used to get sick when I ate in that dining hall"; "They used to vacation in the Bahamas"
--6 is one way to act, move
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
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