treat

1 of 2

verb

ˈtrēt

treated; treating; treats

transitive verb

: to deal with in speech or writing : expound

: to present or represent artistically

: to deal with : handle

food is plentiful and treated with imagination

Cecil Beaton

: to bear oneself toward : use

treat a horse cruelly

: to regard and deal with in a specified manner

—usually used with as

treat the matter as confidential

: to provide with free food, drink, or entertainment

they treated us to lunch

: to provide with enjoyment or gratification

: to care for or deal with medically or surgically

treat a disease

: to act upon with some agent especially to improve or alter

treat a metal with acid

intransitive verb

: to pay another's expenses (as for a meal or drink) especially as a compliment or as an expression of regard or friendship

: to discuss terms of accommodation or settlement : negotiate

: to deal with a matter especially in writing : discourse

—usually used with of

a book treating of conservation

treater noun

treat

2 of 2

noun

: the act of providing another with free food, drink, or entertainment

dinner will be my treat

: an entertainment given without expense to those invited

: an especially unexpected source of joy, delight, or amusement

seeing her again was a treat

Example Sentences

Verb The author treats this issue in the next chapter. This situation must be treated with great care. I try to treat everyone equally. She treats the horse cruelly. They treated me like a member of their family. I was treated like a queen. My parents still treat me like a child. Try to treat everyone as an equal. Young people should always treat their elders with respect. Let's go out to dinner. I'll treat. Noun We took the kids to the water park as a special treat. cookies and other tasty treats She rewarded the dog with a treat. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Here, more explicitly than in her portrait of Ray, Aviv joins an existing discourse about psychopharmacology, raising by now familiar concerns about the overmedication of Americans, and the impulse to treat regular human unhappiness as pathological.

Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2022 Media coverage, with a few exceptions, tends to treat candidate and super PAC spending as virtually equivalent.

Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 9 Sep. 2022 Henry’s dire solution had been to sever England from the Roman church, create a new Church of England with himself at its head, and treat Catholics as enemies of the state.

John Garth, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2022 That said, my own taste runs toward movies that don’t treat anti-Black violence as a vehicle for a white woman’s emotional and psychological deliverance — a narrative turn that’s frankly a gross insult to both characters.

Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2022 There are no absolutes in filmmaking — although sometimes people treat subjects as such — but there are no absolutes in it as an art form.

Josh Chesler, SPIN, 1 Sep. 2022 Europe’s addiction to Russian gas was built on the fiction that the Kremlin would always treat energy as a commercial matter.

The Editorial Board, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 But the opportunity to treat the site as a blank slate, rather than being bound to house state employees, could be a positive for city officials, Brodie said.

Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 2 Sep. 2022 Speaking from Lakeland, near Tampa, the Republican governor spoke about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's review of an application to get medications to treat a number of ailments as part of the Canadian drug importation program.

Louis Casiano, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2022

Noun

Tye’s team then taught mice to associate a tone with either a treat or a shock.

Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 7 Sep. 2022 Fill each bag with a treat or treasure, and then tie the bags onto the branches.

Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2022 Working with an energetic, bright, fun and diverse group of people all interested in journalism has been a real treat.

Jarrette Werk, oregonlive, 6 Aug. 2022 This handheld snack makes the ultimate to-go lunch, picnic snack, beach treat or appetizer for any dinner.

Jess Eng, Washington Post, 20 July 2022 Try giving your cat a treat or a toy immediately after the pain to distract them.

Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 6 July 2022 Grab a sweet treat (or three) at one of several spots in and around the Berkshires.

Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2022 Job description: Diagnose, treat, or research diseases and injuries of animals.

Zachary Smith, cleveland, 29 Mar. 2022 Simpson says flight attendants love an unexpected treat or goodie bag from passengers.

Natalie B. Compton, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Dec. 2021 See More

Kids Definition

treat 1 of 2

verb

ˈtrēt

treated; treating

: to handle, deal with, use, or act toward in a usually stated way

Treat this as secret.

… "Don't you think that is a cruel way to treat Wanda?" …

Eleanor Estes, The Hundred Dresses

: to pay for the food or entertainment of

I'll treat you to dinner.

: to give medical or surgical care to : use medical care on

The patient was treated for fever.

Doctors sometimes treat cancer with drugs.

: to expose to some action (as of a chemical)

Gardeners treat soil with lime.

treat

2 of 2

noun

: an often unexpected or unusual source of pleasure or amusement

The day at the park was a treat.

: a food that tastes very good and is not eaten very often

: an instance of paying for someone's food or entertainment

Dinner is my treat.

treat 1 of 2

verb

as in to serve

to behave toward in a stated way she tries to treat all of her students fairly and equally, regardless of her personal feelings toward them

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

serve
handle
use
regard
view
deal (with)
do by
act (toward)
be (to)
consider
rate
esteem
reckon
react (to)
respond (to)
engage (with)

as in to manage

to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently school officials treated the vandalism of the students' artwork as a very serious matter

Synonyms & Similar Words

manage
manipulate
handle
address
negotiate
take
play
maneuver
field
hack
swing
control
cope (with)
carry out
get off
regulate
come to grips with
engineer
pull
contend (with)
carry off
grapple (with)
have a grip on
jockey
guide
steer
direct
finesse
bring off
run
command
micromanage
react (to)
respond (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

botch
mishandle
scamp
bungle
goof (up)
louse up
fumble
muff
mess (up)
foozle

as in to consult

to exchange viewpoints or seek advice for the purpose of finding a solution to a problem I will treat with my lawyer and let you know what we decide

Synonyms & Similar Words

consult
confer
discuss
talk
advise
argue
counsel
confabulate
parley
talk over
ventilate
confab
deliberate
chew over
recommend
rehash
debate
dispute
guide
suggest
bandy
coach
moot
palaver
hash (over)
kick around
tutor
bat (around)
direct
refer (to)

as in to heal

to give medical treatment to a nurse treating a patient

Synonyms & Similar Words

heal
cure
rehabilitate
remedy
doctor
drug
attend
dose
hospitalize
nurse
mend
minister (to)
care (for)

treat

2 of 2

noun

as in joy

a source of great satisfaction spending a long weekend at a ski resort is a real treat

Synonyms & Similar Words

joy
delight
feast
pleasure
relief
kick
amusement
delectation
diversion
indulgence
entertainment
fun
gas
manna
gratification
recreation
comfort
solace
ambrosia

as in candy

something that is pleasing to eat because it is rare or a luxury for us sushi is a real treat since no restaurant around here makes it

Synonyms & Similar Words

candy
sweet
delectable
dainty
goody
dessert
goodie
kickshaw
cate
bit
delicacy
tidbit
titbit
morsel
viand
sweetmeat
junket

单词	treat
释义	treat 1 of 2 verb ˈtrēt treated; treating; treats transitive verb 1 a : to deal with in speech or writing : expound b : to present or represent artistically c : to deal with : handle food is plentiful and treated with imagination Cecil Beaton 2 a : to bear oneself toward : use treat a horse cruelly b : to regard and deal with in a specified manner —usually used with as treat the matter as confidential 3 a : to provide with free food, drink, or entertainment they treated us to lunch b : to provide with enjoyment or gratification 4 : to care for or deal with medically or surgically treat a disease 5 : to act upon with some agent especially to improve or alter treat a metal with acid intransitive verb 1 : to pay another's expenses (as for a meal or drink) especially as a compliment or as an expression of regard or friendship 2 : to discuss terms of accommodation or settlement : negotiate 3 : to deal with a matter especially in writing : discourse —usually used with of a book treating of conservation treater noun treat 2 of 2 noun 1 a : the act of providing another with free food, drink, or entertainment dinner will be my treat b : an entertainment given without expense to those invited 2 : an especially unexpected source of joy, delight, or amusement seeing her again was a treat Synonyms Verb act (toward) be (to) deal (with) handle serve use Noun delectation delight feast gas [slang] joy kick manna pleasure See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb The author treats this issue in the next chapter. This situation must be treated with great care. I try to treat everyone equally. She treats the horse cruelly. They treated me like a member of their family. I was treated like a queen. My parents still treat me like a child. Try to treat everyone as an equal. Young people should always treat their elders with respect. Let's go out to dinner. I'll treat. Noun We took the kids to the water park as a special treat. cookies and other tasty treats She rewarded the dog with a treat. See More Recent Examples on the Web Verb Here, more explicitly than in her portrait of Ray, Aviv joins an existing discourse about psychopharmacology, raising by now familiar concerns about the overmedication of Americans, and the impulse to treat regular human unhappiness as pathological. Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2022 Media coverage, with a few exceptions, tends to treat candidate and super PAC spending as virtually equivalent. Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 9 Sep. 2022 Henry’s dire solution had been to sever England from the Roman church, create a new Church of England with himself at its head, and treat Catholics as enemies of the state. John Garth, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2022 That said, my own taste runs toward movies that don’t treat anti-Black violence as a vehicle for a white woman’s emotional and psychological deliverance — a narrative turn that’s frankly a gross insult to both characters. Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2022 There are no absolutes in filmmaking — although sometimes people treat subjects as such — but there are no absolutes in it as an art form. Josh Chesler, SPIN, 1 Sep. 2022 Europe’s addiction to Russian gas was built on the fiction that the Kremlin would always treat energy as a commercial matter. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 But the opportunity to treat the site as a blank slate, rather than being bound to house state employees, could be a positive for city officials, Brodie said. Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 2 Sep. 2022 Speaking from Lakeland, near Tampa, the Republican governor spoke about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's review of an application to get medications to treat a number of ailments as part of the Canadian drug importation program. Louis Casiano, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2022 Noun Tye’s team then taught mice to associate a tone with either a treat or a shock. Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 7 Sep. 2022 Fill each bag with a treat or treasure, and then tie the bags onto the branches. Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2022 Working with an energetic, bright, fun and diverse group of people all interested in journalism has been a real treat. Jarrette Werk, oregonlive, 6 Aug. 2022 This handheld snack makes the ultimate to-go lunch, picnic snack, beach treat or appetizer for any dinner. Jess Eng, Washington Post, 20 July 2022 Try giving your cat a treat or a toy immediately after the pain to distract them. Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 6 July 2022 Grab a sweet treat (or three) at one of several spots in and around the Berkshires. Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2022 Job description: Diagnose, treat, or research diseases and injuries of animals. Zachary Smith, cleveland, 29 Mar. 2022 Simpson says flight attendants love an unexpected treat or goodie bag from passengers. Natalie B. Compton, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Dec. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Verb Middle English treten, from Anglo-French treter, traiter, traitier, from Latin tractare to drag about, handle, deal with, frequentative of trahere to drag, pull First Known Use Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2 Noun 1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1b Phrases Containing treat dutch treat ill-treat trick or treat treat (someone) like dirt a treat heat-treat pre-treat worked a treat went down a treat looks a treat stand treat See More dutch treat ill-treat trick or treat treat (someone) like dirt a treat heat-treat pre-treat worked a treat went down a treat looks a treat stand treat See More Kids Definition treat 1 of 2 verb ˈtrēt treated; treating 1 : to handle, deal with, use, or act toward in a usually stated way Treat this as secret. … "Don't you think that is a cruel way to treat Wanda?" … Eleanor Estes, The Hundred Dresses 2 : to pay for the food or entertainment of I'll treat you to dinner. 3 : to give medical or surgical care to : use medical care on The patient was treated for fever. Doctors sometimes treat cancer with drugs. 4 : to expose to some action (as of a chemical) Gardeners treat soil with lime. treat 2 of 2 noun 1 : an often unexpected or unusual source of pleasure or amusement The day at the park was a treat. 2 : a food that tastes very good and is not eaten very often 3 : an instance of paying for someone's food or entertainment Dinner is my treat. Medical Definition treat transitive verb ˈtrēt : to care for or deal with medically or surgically : deal with by medical or surgical means treated their diseases treats a patient treat 1 of 2 verb 1 as in to serve to behave toward in a stated way she tries to treat all of her students fairly and equally, regardless of her personal feelings toward them Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance serve handle use regard view deal (with) do by act (toward) be (to) consider rate esteem reckon react (to) respond (to) engage (with) 2 as in to manage to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently school officials treated the vandalism of the students' artwork as a very serious matter Synonyms & Similar Words manage manipulate handle address negotiate take play maneuver field hack swing control cope (with) carry out get off regulate come to grips with engineer pull contend (with) carry off grapple (with) have a grip on jockey guide steer direct finesse bring off run command micromanage react (to) respond (to) Antonyms & Near Antonyms botch mishandle scamp bungle goof (up) louse up fumble muff mess (up) foozle See More 3 as in to consult to exchange viewpoints or seek advice for the purpose of finding a solution to a problem I will treat with my lawyer and let you know what we decide Synonyms & Similar Words consult confer discuss talk advise argue counsel confabulate parley talk over ventilate confab deliberate chew over recommend rehash debate dispute guide suggest bandy coach moot palaver hash (over) kick around tutor bat (around) direct refer (to) 4 as in to heal to give medical treatment to a nurse treating a patient Synonyms & Similar Words heal cure rehabilitate remedy doctor drug attend dose hospitalize nurse mend minister (to) care (for) treat 2 of 2 noun 1 as in joy a source of great satisfaction spending a long weekend at a ski resort is a real treat Synonyms & Similar Words joy delight feast pleasure relief kick amusement delectation diversion indulgence entertainment fun gas manna gratification recreation comfort solace ambrosia 2 as in candy something that is pleasing to eat because it is rare or a luxury for us sushi is a real treat since no restaurant around here makes it Synonyms & Similar Words candy sweet delectable dainty goody dessert goodie kickshaw cate bit delicacy tidbit titbit morsel viand sweetmeat junket Phrases Containing treat treat (of) treat (of)
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