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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
treat n 1: something considered choice to eat [syn: dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat] 2: an occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight v 1: interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently" [syn: treat, handle, do by] 2: 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" [syn: process, treat] 3: 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" [syn: treat, care for] 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" [syn: cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address] 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" 6: 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" [syn: regale, treat] 7: engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement; "they had to treat with the King" 8: regard or consider in a specific way; "I treated his advances as a joke" | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Treat \Treat\, n. 1. A parley; a conference. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Bid him battle without further treat. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. An entertainment given as an expression of regard. [1913 Webster] 3. That which affords entertainment; a gratification; a satisfaction; as, the concert was a rich treat. [1913 Webster] | ||
3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Treat \Treat\, v. i. 1. To discourse; to handle a subject in writing or speaking; to make discussion; -- usually with of; as, Cicero treats of old age and of duties. [1913 Webster] And, shortly of this story for to treat. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Now of love they treat. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To negotiate; to come to terms of accommodation; -- often followed by with; as, envoys were appointed to treat with France. [1913 Webster] Inform us, will the emperor treat! --Swift. [1913 Webster] 3. To give a gratuitous entertainment, esp. of food or drink, as a compliment. [1913 Webster] | ||
4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Treat \Treat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Treated; p. pr. & vb. n. Treating.] [OE. treten, OF. traitier, F. traiter, from L. tractare to draw violently, to handle, manage, treat, v. intens. from trahere, tractum, to draw. See Trace, v. t., and cf. Entreat, Retreat, Trait.] 1. To handle; to manage; to use; to bear one's self toward; as, to treat prisoners cruelly; to treat children kindly. [1913 Webster] 2. To discourse on; to handle in a particular manner, in writing or speaking; as, to treat a subject diffusely. [1913 Webster] 3. To entertain with food or drink, especially the latter, as a compliment, or as an expression of friendship or regard; as, to treat the whole company. [1913 Webster] 4. To negotiate; to settle; to make terms for. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] To treat the peace, a hundred senators Shall be commissioned. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 5. (Med.) To care for medicinally or surgically; to manage in the use of remedies or appliances; as, to treat a disease, a wound, or a patient. [1913 Webster] 6. To subject to some action; to apply something to; as, to treat a substance with sulphuric acid. --Ure. [1913 Webster] 7. To entreat; to beseech. [Obs.] --Ld. Berners. [1913 Webster] | ||
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