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   treat

   /triːt/

   verb

   • 1. behave towards or deal with in a certain way: "she had been brutally treated" Similar behave towardsact towardsconduct oneself towardsuseservedeal 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 issue is more fully treated in chapter five" Similar deal withbe aboutcoverbe concerned withconcern itself withdiscusswrite/speak/talk aboutgo intoexploreinvestigatetacklehandletouch onrefer toconsiderstudyreviewanalysecritique
   • 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: "the lawns were treated with weedkiller every year" Similar primeprepareprocesscover
   • 4. provide someone with (food, drink, or entertainment) at one's own expense: "he treated her to a slap-up lunch" Similar buytake out forstandgivepay forpay/foot the bill forentertainwine and dineregale withentertain with/byfete withamuse with/bydivert with/by
   • ▪ give someone (something) as a favour: "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 pictures as a treat" Similar celebrationentertainmentamusementdiversionsurprisepartyexcursionoutingpresentgifttitbitdelicacylittle somethingluxuryindulgenceextravaganceinformal:goodiepleasuresource of pleasuredelightthrilljoy
   • ▪ an act of treating someone to something: "‘My treat,’ he insisted, reaching for the bill"
   • ▪ a sweet, biscuit, or other item of sweet food.

   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

   Scrabble Points: 5

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   • Treat: Thai Translation

     TREAT translate: ปฏิบัติ, รักษา, ทำตามกระบวนการ, ซื้อให้,...

   • Treat: Russian Translation

     TREAT translate: обращаться, обходиться (с кем-либо) ,...

   • Treat Spanish Translation

     TREAT translate: tratar, tratar, invitar a alguien (a algo),...

   • Treat: Arabic Translation

     TREAT translate: يُعامِل, يُعالِج, مُعامَلة. Learn more in...

   • English (US)

     TREAT meaning: 1. to behave towards someone or deal with...

   • Vietnamese Translation

     TREAT translate: đối xử, điều trị, xử lý, nghiên cứu, giải...

   • Znaczenie Treat, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     TREAT definicja: 1. to behave towards someone or deal with...

   • Portuguese Translation

     TREAT translate: tratar, tratar, convidar alguém (para...

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   to act or behave toward (a person, animal, etc.) in a specified manner. 6. to have a specified attitude toward and deal with accordingly. to treat a mistake as a joke. 7. a. to pay for the food, drink, entertainment, etc. of (another or others) b. to provide with something that pleases.