Further notes about the morphostasis concept – split files
(19) Leverage – as a verb
I know this comment is "ectopic" but I hate this modern use of leverage so much that I want to draw attention to it here. The use of this word now seems to be taking over the scientific literature.
Leverage is the process of being levered. Lever is the relevant verb from which leverage is derived. So, when authors use leverage as a verb, they are not using their language as the precise logical tool that it should be. It is, at best, a metaphorical tool with loose meaning and, at worst, grammatically hideous.
Or, as Wictionary points out, would you remark that "you are wastaging my time" ?
Anyway, why is implement not be a better option than leverage in most instances where it is used as a verb?