· 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"

Synonym(s): exploitation, victimization, victimisation

Hypernym(s): mistreatment

· put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use 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"

Synonym(s): utilize, utilise, apply, employ

· take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely"

Synonym(s): habituate

Hypernym(s): consume, ingest, take_in, take, have

· use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions"

Synonym(s): expend

· 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"

Hypernym(s): exploit, work

· avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance"

Synonym(s): practice, apply

· habitually do something or be in a certan state or place (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"; "she used to be his best friend and now they are enemies"

Hypernym(s): act, move