Treat - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |triːt|  American pronunciation of the word treat
Brit.  |triːt|  British pronunciation of the word treat

noun

- something considered choice to eat (syn: dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw)
- an occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight

verb

- interact in a certain way (syn: do by, handle)
- subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition (syn: process)
treat the water so it can be drunk
treat the lawn with chemicals
treat an oil spill
- provide treatment for
The doctor treated my broken leg
The patient must be treated right away or she will die
- act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression (syn: address, cover, deal, handle, plow)
The new book treats the history of China
- provide with a gift or entertainment
Grandmother always treated us to the circus
I like to treat myself to a day at a spa when I am depressed
- provide with choice or abundant food or drink (syn: regale)
Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating
She treated her houseguests with good food every night
- engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement
they had to treat with the King
- regard or consider in a specific way
I treated his advances as a joke

Extra examples

The author treats this issue in the next chapter.

This situation must be treated with great care.

I try to treat everyone equally.

She treats the horse cruelly.

They treated me like a member of their family.

I was treated like a queen.

My parents still treat me like a child.

Try to treat everyone as an equal.

Young people should always treat their elders with respect.

Let's go out to dinner. I'll treat.

We took the kids to the water park as a special treat.

She rewarded the dog with a treat.

He treats me like dirt.

Everyone was treated the same way.

They have treated the wood with a chemical that slows dry rot.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: treat
he/she/it: treats
present participle: treating
past tense: treated
past participle: treated
noun
singular: treat
plural: treats
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