Where does “злоупотреблять” come from?
злоупотреблять (Russian) comes from Russian злоупотреби́ть, from Russian употреби́ть, from Russian потреби́ть, from Russian потреба, from Russian тре́ба, from Church Slavonic трѣба, from Proto-Slavic terba, from Proto-Germanic þerb-.
злоупотреблять (Russian): to abuse, to misuse; to make excessive use
Definitions
- to abuse, to misuse; to make excessive use
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