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[ treet ] / trit / SEE SYNONYMS FOR treat ON THESAURUS.COM
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. nounentertainment, 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. Origin of treat1250–1300; Middle English treten (v.) <Old French tretier,traitier<Latin tractāre to drag, handle, treat, frequentative of trahere to drag. See tract 1OTHER WORDS FROM treattreater, nounnon·treat·ed, adjectiveo·ver·treat, verbself-treated, adjective un·treat·ed, adjectivewell-treated, adjective Words nearby treatTreasury certificate, Treasury note, treasury of merits, treasury stock, treasury tag, treat, treatable, treatise, treat like dirt, treatment, treaty Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for treatAlmost everyone there will be a decent person and treat you well. Abramoff’s Advice for Virginia’s New Jailhouse Guv|Tim Mak, Jackie Kucinich|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST Yazbek tells The Daily Beast that the traffickers guarantee their service, and they treat the Syrian refugees with respect. Ghost Ships of the Mediterranean|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST This is Bey and Nicki at their most lyrically masochistic, and boy, is it a treat. The 14 Best Songs of 2014: Bobby Shmurda, Future Islands, Drake, and More|Marlow Stern|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST Koenig apologies for what she seems to treat as a sign of weakness. Adnan Killed Her! No, Jay Did It! Serial’s Uncertain, True-to-Reality End|Emily Shire|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Treat every crime as if the victim were your mother,” Maple would say. Eric Garner Was Just a Number to Them|Michael Daly|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Great Man is, I suppose, among the most difficult themes to treat convincingly in fiction. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, May 7, 1919.|Various "This is an appalling way to treat a guest," she said as they walked slowly towards home. Captivity|M. Leonora Eyles He refused to treat the matter lightly, but gathered up the tools with which he had been working. Boy Scouts in the North Sea|G. Harvey Ralphson I want you fellows to remember that important fact, and treat me with proper respect. Rowdy of the Cross L|B.M. Sinclair, AKA B.M. Bower A Dakota girl married a man who promised to treat her kindly, but he did not keep his word. Myths and Legends of the Sioux|Marie L. McLaughlin
British Dictionary definitions for treat
nouna celebration, entertainment, gift, or feast given for or to someone and paid for by another any delightful surprise or specially pleasant occasion verb(tr) to deal with or regard in a certain mannershe treats school as a joke (tr) to apply treatment toto treat a patient for malaria (tr) to subject to a process or to the application of a substanceto treat photographic film with developer (tr ; often foll by to) to provide (someone) (with) as a treathe treated the children to a trip to the zoo (intr usually foll by of) formal to deal (with), as in writing or speaking (intr) formal to discuss settlement; negotiate Derived forms of treattreatable, adjectivetreater, nounWord Origin for treatC13: from Old French tretier, from Latin tractāre to manage, from trahere to drag Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with treat
In addition to the idiom beginning with treat also see: - Dutch treat
- trick or treat
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to treatfeast, tidbit, thrill, gift, goody, delicacy, refreshment, delight, sweet, fun, pleasure, use, manage, handle, consider, evaluate, regard, serve, play, employ Medical definitions for treat
v.To give medical aid to someone. To give medical aid to counteract a disease or condition. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |