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take advantage (of sth or sb) : to impose on : exploit (she took advantage of my generosity (eg by taking more than I had intended to give); also : to exploit sexually • abuse : 1. to put to a use other than the one intended : as a : to put to a bad or unfair use (abusing the powers of office( b : to put to improper or excessive use (abuse narcotics( (if a man abuse the authority given him by the law, he becomes, by the common law, a trespasser ab initio, so that the legality of his first proceedings is vitiated by his subsequent illegal acts – JBS( • plan on/upon sth : to take advantage of s.o.’s feelings, etc (her speech played heavily on the angry mood of her audience( • misuse : to treat badly or harshly; abuse • trade on/upon sth (trade upoh s.o.,’s sympathy( (trade upon one’s past reputation. (he traded on the gullibility of the public( • misappropriate : to appropriate wrongly (as by theft or embezzlement) • impose (oneself) (on s.o./sth) (there are certain unscrupulous people who are only too ready to impose on your good nature(
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