The difference between Abuse and Vilify

When used as verbs, abuse means to put to a wrong use, whereas vilify means to say defamatory things about someone or something.

Abuse is also noun with the meaning: improper treatment or usage.

check bellow for the other definitions of Abuse and Vilify

Abuse as a noun:

Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom.

Examples:

"All abuse, whether physical, verbal, psychological or sexual, is bad."
Abuse as a noun:

Misuse; improper use; perversion.
Abuse as a noun (obsolete):

A delusion; an imposture; misrepresentation; deception.
Abuse as a noun (dated, _, outside of, _, Africa):

Coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; language that unjustly or angrily vilifies.
Abuse as a noun (now, rare):

  Catachresis.
Abuse as a noun:

Physical maltreatment; injury; cruel treatment.
Abuse as a noun:

Violation; defilement; rape; forcing of undesired sexual activity by one person on another, often on a repeated basis.

Abuse as a verb (transitive):

To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to misuse; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert

Examples:

"He abused his authority."
Abuse as a verb (transitive):

To injure; to maltreat; to hurt; to treat with cruelty, especially repeatedly.
Abuse as a verb (transitive, dated, _, outside of, _, Africa):

To attack with coarse language; to insult; to revile; malign; to speak in an offensive manner to or about someone; to disparage.
Abuse as a verb (transitive):

To imbibe a drug for a purpose other than it was intended; to intentionally take more of a drug than was prescribed for recreational reasons; to take illegal drugs habitually.
Abuse as a verb (transitive, archaic):

To violate; defile; to rape.

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Abuse as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

Misrepresent; adulterate.
Abuse as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

To deceive; to trick; to impose on; misuse the confidence of.
Abuse as a verb (transitive, obsolete, Scotland):

Disuse.

Vilify as a verb (transitive):

To say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of.
Vilify as a verb (transitive):

To belittle through speech; to put down.