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- DictionaryMal·treat/malˈtrēt/
verb
- 1. treat (a person or animal) cruelly or with violence: "children die from neglect or are maltreated by their carers"
This verb combines the prefix mal-, "badly, poorly, or wrong," and the word treat, from the Latin root tractare, "manage or handle." Definitions of maltreat. verb. treat badly. synonyms: abuse, ill-treat, ill-use, mistreat, step. see more.
Definition of maltreat verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
6 days ago · noun. Word origin. Fr maltraiter: see mal- & treat. Word Frequency. maltreat in American English. (mælˈtrit) transitive verb. to treat or handle badly, cruelly, or roughly; abuse. to maltreat a prisoner. SYNONYMS mistreat, injure. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
May 21, 2024 · maltreat (third-person singular simple present maltreats, present participle maltreating, simple past and past participle maltreated) To treat badly, to abuse. [from 18th c.]
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maltreat /ˌmælˈtriːt/ verb
maltreats; maltreated; maltreating
maltreat
/ˌmælˈtriːt/
verb
/ˌmælˈtriːtmənt/ noun [noncount]
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maltreat meaning, definition, what is maltreat: to treat a person or animal cruelly: Learn more.
: to treat cruelly or roughly : abuse. maltreater. ˌmal-ˈtrē-tər. noun. maltreatment. ˌmal-ˈtrēt-mənt. noun. Synonyms. abuse. brutalize. bully. ill-treat. ill-use. kick around. manhandle. mess over [ slang] mishandle. mistreat. misuse. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
