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   Treat

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   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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   • Definition of treat noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary something very pleasant that somebody can enjoy, especially something that you give somebody or do for them When I was young chocolate was a treat. as a treat We took the kids to the zoo as a special treat. in for a treat You've never been to this area before?

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   • 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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   • 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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   • to behave in a particular way towards somebody/something. treat somebody/something with something to treat people with respect. to treat people with caution/suspicion/dignity.
   • treat something as something to consider something in a particular way. I decided to treat his remark as a joke. Oxford Collocations Dictionary adverb. equally.
   • to deal with or discuss something in a particular way. treat something + adv./ prep. The question is treated in more detail in the next chapter. These allegations are being treated very seriously indeed.
   • 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.

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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. provide treatment for. “The doctor treated my broken leg”

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