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- Dictionaryill-treat/ˌɪlˈtriːt/
verb
- 1. act cruelly towards (a person or animal): "her mother had ill-treated her when she was young"
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ILL-TREAT definition: 1. to treat someone badly, especially by being violent or by not taking care of them: 2. to treat…. Learn more.
Synonyms for ILL-TREAT: abuse, mistreat, maltreat, bully, torture, injure, ill-use, oppress; Antonyms of ILL-TREAT: care (for), foster, nurture, cherish, baby, gratify, indulge, spoil.
ILL-TREAT meaning: 1. to treat someone badly, especially by being violent or by not taking care of them: 2. to treat…. Learn more.
The meaning of ILL-TREAT is to treat cruelly or improperly : maltreat. How to use ill-treat in a sentence.
ILL-TREATMENT definition: 1. the act of treating someone badly, especially by being violent or by not taking care of them…. Learn more.
verb. If someone ill-treats you, they treat you badly or cruelly. They thought Mr Smith had been ill-treating his wife. [VERB noun] They said they had not been ill-treated but that their time in captivity had been miserable. [VERB noun] Synonyms: abuse, injure, harm, wrong More Synonyms of ill-treat. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Ill-treat definition: to treat badly; maltreat; abuse.. See examples of ILL-TREAT used in a sentence.
Definition of ill-treat verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
/ˌɪl ˌˈtrit/ IPA guide. Other forms: ill-treating. Definitions of ill-treat. verb. treat badly. synonyms: abuse, ill-use, maltreat, mistreat, step. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Ill-treat." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/ill-treat. Accessed 23 Jun. 2024. Copy citation.
1. First recorded in 1695–1705. Other words from ill-treat. ill-treatment, noun. Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024. How to use ill-treat in a sentence. You can't ill-treat a woman; you can't damage her features and knock her teeth out. The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. White.