Treat (Verb)
Meaning 1
Interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The employees were instructed to treat every customer with respect and professionalism regardless of their purchase.
- Please treat your elderly neighbors with kindness, especially during the holiday season.
- Her relatives decided to treat her with suspicion after they found some inconsistencies in her story.
- The tourists were warned to treat the wildlife in the park with care and not to feed them.
- The manager advised his team to treat the new intern with patience and offer assistance whenever needed.
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Meaning 2
Regard or consider in a specific way; "I treated his advances as a joke".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 3
Engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement; "they had to treat with the King".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 4
Act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 5
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".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 6
Provide treatment for; "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".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- The nurse treated the patient's wound by applying antiseptic ointment and covering it with a bandage.
- The doctor will treat your sinus infection with medication and recommend plenty of rest.
- You need to treat the bug bite with an over-the-counter anti-itch cream to reduce the swelling.
- The veterinarian will treat the dog's heartworms with a series of injections and medications.
- The pharmacist instructed her to treat the fungal infection with an oral antifungal medication and topical cream.
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- Cauterise
- Transfuse
- Psychoanalyze
- Burn
- Psychoanalyse
- Analyse
- Iodise
- Detoxify
- Phlebotomize
- Phlebotomise
- Leech
- Dispense
- Medicine
- Relieve
- Operate
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Meaning 7
Provide with choice or abundant food or drink; "Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating"; "She treated her houseguests with good food every night".
Classification
Verbs of eating and drinking.
Examples
- He decided to treat his family to a lavish dinner at the new restaurant in town.
- The wealthy businessman would often treat his friends to exclusive parties on his private yacht.
- After closing the big deal, the company decided to treat all employees to a celebratory lunch.
- To show her appreciation, she treated her colleagues to dessert and coffee.
- The couple treated their wedding guests to an endless buffet of gourmet dishes.
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Meaning 8
Subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals"; "treat an oil spill".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The doctor will treat the patient with antibiotics to fight the infection.
- We treat the leather to make it softer and more durable.
- The water treatment plant will treat the wastewater to make it safe for discharge.
- They treat the diamonds with heat and pressure to enhance their color and clarity.
- The workers will treat the soil with fertilizers to prepare it for planting.
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- Fluoridise
- Ammoniate
- Nitrify
- Carboxylate
- Fumigate
- Bituminize
- Aerate
- Sulphur
- Scald
- Nitrogenise
- Camphorate
- Iodize
- Reverberate
- Vulcanize
- Creosote
- Chlorinate
- Run
- Beneficiate
- Seed
- Oxygenate
- Dose
- Agenize
- Propagate
- Fluoridate
- Curry
- Carbonate
- Irradiate
- Mercerize
- Malt
- Oxygenise
- Air-condition
- Chrome
- Bromate
- Tank
- Refine
- Nitrate
- Digest