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- Definition
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- treat :interact in a certain way
- Do right by her|Treat him with caution, please|Handle the press reporters gently
- treat :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
- treat :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
- treat :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
- treat :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
- treat :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
- treat :engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement
- they had to treat with the King
- treat :regard or consider in a specific way
- I treated his advances as a joke