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Common
verb
•
To
utilize
or
employ
.
To
employ
; to
apply
; to
utilize
.
To
expend
; to
consume
by
employing
.
To
exploit
.
To
consume
(alcohol,
drugs
, etc),
especially
regularly
.
To
consume
a
previously
specified
substance
,
especially
a
drug
to
which one
is
addicted
.
To
benefit
from; to
be able to
employ
or
stand
.
•
To
accustom
; to
habituate
. (Now
common
only in
participial
form.
Uses
the same
pronunciation
as the
noun
; see
usage
notes
.)
•
To become
accustom
ed, to
accustom
oneself
.
•
To
habitually
do; to be
wont
to do. (Now
chiefly
in
past-tense
forms
; see used to.)
•
To
behave
toward; to
act
with regard to
; to
treat
.
•
To
behave
,
act
,
comport
oneself
.
noun
•
The
act
of using.
•
The
act
of
consuming
alcohol
or
narcotics
.
•
Usefulness
,
benefit
.
•
A
function
; a
purpose
for which something may be
employed
.
•
Occasion
or need to
employ
;
necessity
.
•
Interest
for
lent
money
;
premium
paid
for the use of something;
usury
.
•
Continued
or
repeated
practice
;
usage
;
habit
.
•
Common
occurrence
;
ordinary
experience
.
•
In Christianity:
The
special
form of
ritual
adopted
for use in any
diocese
.
•
A
slab
of
iron
welded
to the
side
of a
forging
, such as a
shaft
,
near
the end
, and
afterward
drawn
down, by
hammering
,
so as to
lengthen
the
forging
.
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dues
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deuce
views
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thews
slews
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booze
cooze
amuse
goose
educe
who's
moose
noose
plews
bruce
whose
spews
juice
Jesus
glues
crews
hoose
clews
screws
adieux
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Hughes
infuse
abduce
adduce
spruce
deduce
sprues
reduce
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peruse
snooze
shmoos
choose
defuse
accuse
induce
bruise
obtuse
mousse
excuse
queues
cruise
refuse
profuse
recluse
confuse
caboose
diffuse
produce
reviews
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conduce
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schmooze
abstruse
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transfuse
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Lineage
use
English
usen
Middle English (1100-1500)
user
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
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