Beat up and Ill-use

Beat up verb - Give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression.

Ill-use and beat up are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ill-use" instead a verb "Beat up".

Ill-use verb - To inflict physical or emotional harm upon.

Beat up and ill-use are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Beat up" instead a verb phrase "Ill-use".