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   Treat

   /trēt/

   

   verb

   • 1. behave toward or deal with in a certain way: "she had been brutally treated" Similar behave towardact towardconduct oneself towarduseservedeal 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 lectures show a striking variation in the level at which subjects are treated" Similar deal withbe aboutcoverbe concerned withconcern itself withdiscusswrite/speak/talk aboutgo intoexploreinvestigatetacklehandletouch onrefer toconsiderstudyreviewanalyzecritique
   • 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: "linen creases badly unless it is treated with the appropriate finish" Similar primeprepareprocesscover
   • 4. provide someone with (food, drink, or entertainment) at one's own expense: "the old man had treated him to a drink or two" Similar buytake out forstandgivepay forpay/foot the bill forentertainwine and dineregale withentertain with/byfete withamuse with/bydivert with/by
   • ▪ give someone (something) as a favor: "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 movies as a treat" Similar celebrationentertainmentamusementdiversionsurprisepartyexcursionoutingpresentgifttidbitdelicacylittle somethingluxuryindulgenceextravaganceinformal:goodiepleasuresource of pleasuredelightthrilljoy
   • ▪ used with a possessive adjective to indicate that the person specified is paying for food, entertainment, etc., for someone else: "“My treat,” he insisted, reaching for the bill"

   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 it mean to treat someone?

   • treat something as something All cases involving children are treated as urgent. to give medical care or attention to a person, an illness, an injury, etc. treat somebody for something She was treated for sunstroke. The students involved were treated for head injuries. treat somebody The clinic has treated several thousand patients free of charge .

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   • Definition of treat verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary to behave in a particular way towards somebody/something 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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   What does treated mean?

   • 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.

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   What is the idiom for treat?

   • 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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   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.

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   Definitions of treat. verb. subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition. “ treat the water so it can be drunk”. “ treat the lawn with chemicals”. “ treat an oil spill”. synonyms: process. see more. verb.

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   treat somebody (for something) with something He was treated for depression with medication prescribed by his doctor. treat something to treat a disease/a condition/cancer; The hospital treated forty cases of malaria last year. Antibiotics are used to treat bacterial infections.

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