Definitions
1.verbTo use (something) incorrectly.
2.verbTo abuse or mistreat (something or someone).
3.verbTo rape (a woman); later more generally, to sexually abuse (someone).
4.verbTo abuse verbally, to insult.
5.adjectiveUsed in an incorrect or inappropriate manner."The oft misused word didn't mean what he thought it meant, but everyone else misunderstood it too."