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verb
- 1. behave towards or deal with in a certain way: "she had been brutally treated" Similar
- 2. give medical care or attention to; try to heal or cure: "the two were treated for cuts and bruises" Similar
noun
- 1. an event or item that is out of the ordinary and gives great pleasure: "he wanted to take her to the pictures as a treat" Similar
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TREAT definition: 1. to behave towards someone or deal with something in a particular way: 2. to use drugs…. Learn more.
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.
Definition of treat verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
One sense of treat has to do with pleasures and special occasions. You might treat your mother to a pedicure, or give your dog a tasty treat. Treat can also mean "to carry on negotiations," (the meaning that feeds into treaty ), or "to take care of." A doctor treats your illness with medication.
If you treat someone or something in a particular way, you behave towards them in that way. Stop treating me like a child. American English : treat / ˈtrit /
Definition of treat noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to put a substance on something in order to protect it: The wood is then treated with a special chemical to protect it from the rain. treat. noun [ C ] uk / triːt / us. something special that you buy or do for someone else: a birthday treat. As a special treat I'm taking him out for dinner.
treat. (trēt) v. treat·ed, treat·ing, treats. v.tr. 1. To act or behave in a specified manner toward: treated me fairly. 2. To regard and handle in a certain way. Often used with as: treated the matter as a joke. 3. To deal with in writing or speech; discuss: a book that treats all aspects of health care. 4.
treat. (trit ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense treats, present participle treating, past tense, past participle treated. 1. transitive verb. If you treat someone or something in a particular way, you behave toward them or deal with them in that way. Artie treated most women with indifference.
