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    Ill-treat
    /ˈil ˌtrēt/

    verb

    • 1. act cruelly toward (a person or animal): "her mother had ill-treated her when she was young"
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  3. Definition of ill-treat verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  4. Definitions of ill-treat. verb. treat badly. synonyms: abuse, ill-use, maltreat, mistreat, step. see more.

  5. The meaning of ILL-TREAT is to treat cruelly or improperly : maltreat. How to use ill-treat in a sentence.

  6. Ill-treat definition, to treat badly; maltreat; abuse. See more.

  7. ill-treat in American English. (ˈɪlˈtrit ) verb transitive. to treat unkindly, cruelly, or unfairly; harm; abuse; maltreat. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

  8. verb. (tr) to behave cruelly or harshly towards; misuse; maltreat. Derived forms of ill-treat. ill-treatment, noun.

  9. ill-treat. verb. These are words and phrases related to ill-treat. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of ill-treat. INJURE. Synonyms. wrong. violate. abuse. maltreat. affront. offend. misuse. sting. sully. stain. vitiate. malign. debase. spoil. blemish. scathe. injure. harm. do injury to. wound.

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