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Treat — Treat, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Treated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Treating}.] [{OE}. treten, OF. traitier, F. traiter, from L. tractare to draw violently, to handle, manage, treat, v. intens. from trahere, tractum, to draw. See {Trace}, v. t., and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
treat — I n. source of joy 1) to provide a treat 2) a treat for (their visit was a real treat for us) 3) a treat to + inf. (it was a treat to watch them dance) paying for the food or entertainment of others 4) to stand treat 5) (misc.) it s my treat II v … Combinatory dictionary
treat — I UK [triːt] / US [trɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms treat : present tense I/you/we/they treat he/she/it treats present participle treating past tense treated past participle treated *** 1) to behave towards someone in a particular way She felt… … English dictionary
treat*/*/*/ — [triːt] verb [T] I 1) to behave towards someone in a particular way Rachel felt she had been unfairly treated.[/ex] They treat their guests very well.[/ex] I wish you would stop treating me like a child![/ex] Dean always treated my grandfather… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
treat — I. verb Etymology: Middle English treten, from Anglo French treter, traiter, traitier, from Latin tractare to drag about, handle, deal with, frequentative of trahere to drag, pull Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to discuss terms of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
ill-treat — transitive verb Date: 1689 to treat cruelly or improperly ; maltreat • ill treatment noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
mal|treat — «mal TREET», transitive verb. to treat roughly or cruelly; abuse: »Only very mean persons maltreat animals. Many monasteries were robbed, many clerical persons maimed and maltreated (John L. Motley). ╂[< French maltraiter < mal mal + Old… … Useful english dictionary
ill-treat — [il′trēt′] vt. to treat unkindly, cruelly, or unfairly; harm; abuse; maltreat ill treatment n … English World dictionary
ill-treat — ill treats, ill treating, ill treated VERB If someone ill treats you, they treat you badly or cruelly. [V n] They thought Mr Smith had been ill treating his wife... [V n] They said they had not been ill treated but that their time in captivity… … English dictionary
ill-treat — ► VERB ▪ act cruelly towards … English terms dictionary
