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- Dictionarytreat/trēt/
verb
- 1. behave toward or deal with in a certain way: "she had been brutally treated" Similar
- 2. give medical care or attention to; try to heal or cure: "the two were treated for cuts and bruises" Similar
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
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TREAT definition: 1. to behave towards someone or deal with something in a particular way: 2. to use drugs…. Learn more.
a. : to bear oneself toward : use. treat a horse cruelly. b. : to regard and deal with in a specified manner usually used with as. treat the matter as confidential. 3. a. : to provide with free food, drink, or entertainment. they treated us to lunch. b. : to provide with enjoyment or gratification. 4.
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.
TREAT meaning: 1. to behave towards someone or deal with something in a particular way: 2. to use drugs…. Learn more.
One sense of treat has to do with pleasures and special occasions. You might treat your mother to a pedicure, or give your dog a tasty treat. Treat can also mean "to carry on negotiations," (the meaning that feeds into treaty), or "to take care of." A doctor treats your illness with medication.
If you treat someone or something in a particular way, you behave towards them or deal with them in that way. Artie treated most women with indifference. [VERB noun + with] Police say they're treating it as a case of attempted murder. [VERB noun + as] He felt the press had never treated him fairly.
treat. (trēt) v. treat·ed, treat·ing, treats. v.tr. 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.