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  • 21treat*/*/*/ — [triːt] verb [T] I 1) to behave towards someone in a particular way Rachel felt she had been unfairly treated.[/ex] They treat their guests very well.[/ex] I wish you would stop treating me like a child![/ex] Dean always treated my grandfather… …

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  • 22treat — /trit / (say treet) verb (t) 1. to act or behave towards in some specified way: to treat someone with respect. 2. to look upon, consider, or regard in a specified aspect, and deal with accordingly: to treat a matter as unimportant. 3. to deal… …

  • 23treat — treater, n. /treet/, v.t. 1. to act or behave toward (a person) in some specified way: to treat someone with respect. 2. to consider or regard in a specified way, and deal with accordingly: to treat a matter as unimportant. 3. to deal with (a… …

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  • 24treat — verb 1》 behave towards or deal with in a certain way.     ↘present or discuss (a subject). 2》 give medical care or attention to. 3》 apply a process or a substance to. 4》 (treat someone to) provide someone with (food, drink, or entertainment) at… …

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  • 25treat — [[t]trit[/t]] v. t. 1) to act or behave toward in some specified way: to treat someone with respect[/ex] 2) to consider or regard in a specified way: to treat a matter as unimportant[/ex] 3) to deal with in a specified way; handle 4) med to deal… …

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  • 26treat — I. verb Etymology: Middle English treten, from Anglo French treter, traiter, traitier, from Latin tractare to drag about, handle, deal with, frequentative of trahere to drag, pull Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to discuss terms of… …

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  • 27treat — 01. The children [treat] their new puppy with a lot of kindness. 02. The [treatment] my father received while in the hospital for heart surgery was simply excellent. 03. The police are [treating] the case as an accident. 04. Why do you insist on… …

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  • 28treat — Synonyms and related words: act on, act toward, act upon, affect, air, ambrosia, analyze, arrange, attend, bandage, banquet, bathe, behave toward, blow to, board, bonne bouche, bonus, boon, canvass, care for, cate, celebration, choice morsel,… …

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  • 29treat — {{11}}treat (n.) late 14c., action of discussing terms, from TREAT (Cf. treat) (v.). Sense of a treating with food and drink (1650s) was extended by 1770 to anything that gives pleasure. {{12}}treat (v.) c.1300, negotiate, bargain, deal with,… …

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  • 30treat — 1. verb 1) Charlotte treated him badly Syn: behave towards, act towards, use, deal with, handle 2) police are treating the fires as arson Syn: regard, consider, view, look on, put down as …

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