treat

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treat
triːt Listen
Meanings
verb
  • behave towards or deal with in a certain way.
    E.g. she had been brutally treated
  • give medical care or attention to; try to heal or cure.
    E.g. the two were treated for cuts and bruises
  • apply a process or a substance to (something) to protect or preserve it or to give it particular properties.
    E.g. the lawns were treated with weedkiller every year
  • provide someone with (food, drink, or entertainment) at one's own expense.
    E.g. he treated her to a slap-up lunch
  • negotiate terms with someone, especially an opponent.
    E.g. propagandists claimed that he was treating with the enemy
noun
  • an event or item that is out of the ordinary and gives great pleasure.
    E.g. he wanted to take her to the pictures as a treat

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