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   treat

   /triːt/

   verb

   • 1. behave towards or deal with in a certain way: "she had been brutally treated" Similar behave towardsact towardsconduct oneself towardsuseservedeal withhandlemanage
   • ▪ regard something as being of a specified nature with implications for one's actions concerning it: "the names are being treated as classified information" Similar regardconsiderviewlook onput down as
   • ▪ present or discuss (a subject): "the issue is more fully treated in chapter five" Similar deal withbe aboutcoverbe concerned withconcern itself withdiscusswrite/speak/talk aboutgo intoexploreinvestigatetacklehandletouch onrefer toconsiderstudyreviewanalysecritique
   • 2. give medical care or attention to; try to heal or cure: "the two were treated for cuts and bruises" Similar attend totendminister tonursegive treatment toprescribe medicine formedicatedoseinformal:doctorcurehealremedymake better
   • 3. apply a process or a substance to (something) to protect or preserve it or to give it particular properties: "the lawns were treated with weedkiller every year" Similar primeprepareprocesscover
   • 4. provide someone with (food, drink, or entertainment) at one's own expense: "he treated her to a slap-up lunch" Similar buytake out forstandgivepay forpay/foot the bill forentertainwine and dineregale withentertain with/byfete withamuse with/bydivert with/by
   • ▪ give someone (something) as a favour: "he treated her to one of his smiles"
   • ▪ do or have something that gives one great pleasure: "treat yourself—you can diet tomorrow"
   • 5. negotiate terms with someone, especially an opponent: "propagandists claimed that he was treating with the enemy" Similar negotiatediscuss termshave talksconsultparleytalkconfermake a bargainbargain

   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 celebrationentertainmentamusementdiversionsurprisepartyexcursionoutingpresentgifttitbitdelicacylittle somethingluxuryindulgenceextravaganceinformal:goodiepleasuresource of pleasuredelightthrilljoy
   • ▪ an act of treating someone to something: "‘My treat,’ he insisted, reaching for the bill"
   • ▪ a sweet, biscuit, or other item of sweet food.

   Word Origin Middle English (in the senses ‘negotiate’ and ‘discuss a subject’): from Old French traitier, from Latin tractare ‘handle’, frequentative of trahere ‘draw, pull’. The current noun sense dates from the mid 17th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. treater noun

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   What does treat mean?

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   What is the meaning of treat in a specified way?

   • 1. to act or behave toward in some specified way: to treat someone with respect. 2. to consider or regard in a specified way: to treat a matter as unimportant. 3. to deal with in a specified way; handle. 4. to deal with (a disease, patient, etc.) in order to relieve or cure.

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   What does it mean to treat a person?

   • to deal with (a disease, patient, etc.) in order to relieve or cure. to deal with in speech or writing; discuss. to treat a theme realistically. to treat a substance with an acid. He treats diplomats in the lavish surroundings of his country estate. Let me treat you to dinner. a work that treats of the caste system in India. Is it my turn to treat?

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   What is the idiom for treat?

   • the act of treating. one's turn to treat. formal. formal. In addition to the idiom beginning with treat , also see Dutch treat; trick or treat. Those treats ended up in the trunk of her car until she found them days later, smashed, and threw them away. Messy, sticky, warm and sweet, s’mores are a treat that needs no recipe.

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     TREAT translate: يُعامِل, يُعالِج, مُعامَلة. Learn more in...

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     TREAT translate: ～を扱う, 待遇する, ～を治療する, もてなし, ごほうび, おごり,...

   • Treat: Malay Translation

     TREAT translate: memperlakukan, merawat, merawat, belanja,...

   • Treat: Russian Translation

     TREAT translate: обращаться, обходиться (с кем-либо) ,...

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     TREAT translate: 대하다, 다루다, 치료하다, 선물, 대접. Learn more in the...

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   treat: [verb] to deal with in speech or writing : expound. to present or represent artistically. to deal with : handle.

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   treat somebody/something with something to treat people with respect; to treat people with caution/suspicion/dignity; Treat your keyboard with care and it should last for years. treat somebody/something + adv./prep. All candidates will be treated equally, regardless of age. They treat their animals quite badly. She felt unfairly treated.

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   If you've been working hard and living thriftily for months on end, give yourself a treat: take the night off and go out to dinner and a movie.