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  • 1Treat — can refer to: * Treat (band), a Swedish band * Candy * Treats, a 1975 play by Christopher Hampton * Tahitian Treat * Special Treat * Taco Treat * Chicken Treat * Trick or treating * Round of drinks, treating others to a drink. * An acronym for… …

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  • 2treat — [triːt] verb [transitive] 1. to deal with someone or something in a particular way: • We treat all complaints very seriously. treat somebody/​something as • Proceeds from the asset transfers won t be treated as income. • Some information ought to …

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  • 3Treat — 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.… …

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  • 4treat — vb 1 parley, negotiate, *confer, commune, consult, advise Analogous words: *discuss, dispute, argue, debate: *consider, weigh, study: *think, reason, deliberate 2 Treat, deal, handle are comparable when they mean to have to do with a person or… …

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  • 5treat — ► VERB 1) behave towards or deal with in a certain way. 2) give medical care or attention to. 3) apply a process or a substance to. 4) present or discuss (a subject). 5) (treat to) provide (someone) with (food, drink, or entertainment) at one s… …

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  • 6Treat — Treat, v. i. 1. To discourse; to handle a subject in writing or speaking; to make discussion; usually with of; as, Cicero treats of old age and of duties. [1913 Webster] And, shortly of this story for to treat. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Now of love …

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  • 7Treat — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Lawrence Treat (1903–1998), US amerikanischer Schriftsteller Robert Treat (1622–1710), amerikanischer Kolonialgouverneur Treat ist der Vorname folgender Personen: Treat Williams (* 1951), eigentlich… …

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  • 8treat — [n] pleasing entity or occurrence amusement, banquet, celebration, dainty, delicacy, delight, enjoyment, entertainment, feast, fun, gift, goody*, gratification, joy, party, pleasure, refreshment, satisfaction, surprise, sweet, thrill, tidbit;… …

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  • 9Treat — Treat, n. 1. A parley; a conference. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Bid him battle without further treat. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. An entertainment given as an expression of regard. [1913 Webster] 3. That which affords entertainment; a gratification; a… …

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  • 10treat — [trēt] vi. [ME treten < OFr traiter, to handle, meddle, treat < L tractare, freq. of trahere, to DRAW] 1. to discuss terms (with a person or for a settlement); negotiate 2. to deal with a subject in writing or speech; speak or write (of) 3 …

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