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Definition of ill-treat verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
ILL-TREATMENT meaning: 1. the act of treating someone badly, especially by being violent or by not taking care of them…. Learn more.
ILL-TREATED definition: 1. past participle, past simple of ill-treat 2. to treat someone badly, especially by being violent…. Learn more.
ill-treat. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ˌill-ˈtreat verb [ transitive] to be cruel to someone, especially to a child or animal a rescue centre for ill-treated horses —ill-treatment noun [ uncountable] → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus ill-treat • Webb said the three men had not been ill-treated in any way. ill ...
ill-treat: 1 v treat badly Synonyms: abuse , ill-use , maltreat , mistreat , step Types: kick around treat badly; abuse Type of: do by , handle , treat interact in a certain way
Definition of ill-treat verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense ill-treats, present participle ill-treating, past tense, past participle ill-treated transitive verb If someone ill-treats you, they treat you badly or cruelly.
