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treat
[treet]
verb (used with object)
to act or behave toward (a person) in some specified way.
to treat someone with respect.
to consider or regard in a specified way, and deal with accordingly.
to treat a matter as unimportant.
to deal with (a disease, patient, etc.) in order to relieve or cure.
to deal with in speech or writing; discuss.
to deal with, develop, or represent artistically, especially in some specified manner or style.
to treat a theme realistically.
to subject to some agent or action in order to bring about a particular result.
to treat a substance with an acid.
to entertain; give hospitality to.
He treats diplomats in the lavish surroundings of his country estate.
to provide food, entertainment, gifts, etc., at one's own expense.
Let me treat you to dinner.
verb (used without object)
to deal with a subject in speech or writing; discourse.
a work that treats of the caste system in India.
to give, or bear the expense of, a treat.
Is it my turn to treat?
to carry on negotiations with a view to a settlement; discuss terms of settlement; negotiate.
noun
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
anything that affords particular pleasure or enjoyment.
the act of treating.
one's turn to treat.
treat
/ ٰː /
noun
a celebration, entertainment, gift, or feast given for or to someone and paid for by another
any delightful surprise or specially pleasant occasion
the act of treating
verb
(tr) to deal with or regard in a certain manner
she treats school as a joke
(tr) to apply treatment to
to treat a patient for malaria
(tr) to subject to a process or to the application of a substance
to treat photographic film with developer
(tr; often foll by to) to provide (someone) (with) as a treat
he treated the children to a trip to the zoo
formalto deal (with), as in writing or speaking
formal(intr) to discuss settlement; negotiate
Other 51Թ Forms
- treater noun
- nontreated adjective
- overtreat verb
- self-treated adjective
- untreated adjective
- well-treated adjective
- ˈٰٲ adjective
- ˈٰٱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of treat1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
In culinary spaces and literature, zucchini is often treated in the same manner as weeds, shamed for growing untamed and unabashedly.
Stones were thrown at the windows of a hotel in Newtownabbey and a car was set on fire in Hesketh Gardens in Belfast, which police are treating a racially motivated hate crime.
But on Thursday they were treated to mostly metal grates.
Wales is the worst part of the UK for providing surgical abortions with many women treated in England, according to a leading healthcare charity.
She added she feels the need to let women know, "they deserve to be treated fairly, they deserve consent and the right to their own bodies".
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