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treat
[ treet ]
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.
- to deal with in speech or writing; discuss.
- to deal with, develop, or represent artistically, especially in some specified manner or style:
to treat a theme realistically.
- to subject to some agent or action in order to bring about a particular result:
to treat a substance with an acid.
- to entertain; give hospitality to:
He treats diplomats in the lavish surroundings of his country estate.
- to provide food, entertainment, gifts, etc., at one's own expense:
Let me treat you to dinner.
verb (used without object)
- to deal with a subject in speech or writing; discourse:
a work that treats of the caste system in India.
- to give, or bear the expense of, a treat:
Is it my turn to treat?
- to carry on negotiations with a view to a settlement; discuss terms of settlement; negotiate.
noun
- entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- anything that affords particular pleasure or enjoyment.
- the act of treating.
- one's turn to treat.
treat
/ ٰː /
noun
- a celebration, entertainment, gift, or feast given for or to someone and paid for by another
- any delightful surprise or specially pleasant occasion
- the act of treating
verb
- tr to deal with or regard in a certain manner
she treats school as a joke
- tr to apply treatment to
to treat a patient for malaria
- tr to subject to a process or to the application of a substance
to treat photographic film with developer
- tr; often foll by to to provide (someone) (with) as a treat
he treated the children to a trip to the zoo
- formal.intrusually foll byof to deal (with), as in writing or speaking
- formal.intr to discuss settlement; negotiate
Derived Forms
- ˈٰٲ, adjective
- ˈٰٱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ٰİ noun
- ԴDz·ٰĻ adjective
- v·ٰ verb
- -ٰĻ adjective
- ܲ·ٰĻ adjective
- ɱ-ٰĻ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of treat1
Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the idiom beginning with treat , also see Dutch treat ; trick or treat .Example Sentences
The Metropolitan Police previously said his death was being treated as "unexpected" but was not believed to be suspicious.
“We need more research on clinical samples, how to treat these individuals, and what barriers there are to treatment,” Ganson told Salon in a phone interview.
Under Indian wildlife laws, accidental or targeted dolphin killings are treated as "hunting" and carry strict penalties.
One reviewer called her set "the perfect sweet treat before the main feast".
Visitors arriving by train were treated to this witty meditation on the scourge of Britain's seaside towns, equal parts warning and celebration.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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