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Meaning of 'treat' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Treat [ n.]
- A parley; a conference.
- An entertainment given as an expression of regard.
- That which affords entertainment; a gratification; a satisfaction; as, the concert was a rich treat.
2 . Treat [ v. i.]
- To discourse; to handle a subject in writing or speaking; to make discussion; -- usually with of; as, Cicero treats of old age and of duties.
- To negotiate; to come to terms of accommodation; -- often followed by with; as, envoys were appointed to treat with France.
- To give a gratuitous entertainment, esp. of food or drink, as a compliment.
3 . Treat [ v. t.]
- To handle; to manage; to use; to bear one's self toward; as, to treat prisoners cruelly; to treat children kindly.
- To discourse on; to handle in a particular manner, in writing or speaking; as, to treat a subject diffusely.
- To entertain with food or drink, especially the latter, as a compliment, or as an expression of friendship or regard; as, to treat the whole company.
- To negotiate; to settle; to make terms for.
- To care for medicinally or surgically; to manage in the use of remedies or appliances; as, to treat a disease, a wound, or a patient.
- To subject to some action; to apply something to; as, to treat a substance with sulphuric acid.
- To entreat; to beseech.

Meaning of 'treat' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . treat [ v]
Meaning (1):
- interact in a certain way
Example in sentence:
  • Do right by her;
  • Handle the press reporters gently;
  • Treat him with caution, please
Meaning (2):
- provide with choice or abundant food or drink
Example in sentence:
  • Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating;
  • She treated her houseguests with good food every night
Meaning (3):
- provide with a gift or entertainment
Example in sentence:
  • Grandmother always treated us to the circus;
  • I like to treat myself to a day at a spa when I am depressed
Meaning (4):
- regard or consider in a specific way
Example in sentence:
  • I treated his advances as a joke
Meaning (5):
- subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
Example in sentence:
  • process cheese;
  • process hair;
  • treat an oil spill;
  • treat the lawn with chemicals;
  • treat the water so it can be drunk
Meaning (6):
- act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
Example in sentence:
  • The course covered all of Western Civilization;
  • The new book treats the history of China;
  • This book deals with incest
Meaning (7):
- provide treatment for
Example in sentence:
  • The doctor treated my broken leg;
  • The nurses cared for the bomb victims;
  • The patient must be treated right away or she will die;
  • Treat the infection with antibiotics
Meaning (8):
- engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement
Example in sentence:
  • they had to treat with the King

Nearby Words:

treacher treacherous treachery treachetour treachour treacle treacly tread tread-softly treadboard

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