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Treat

triːt

Treat definitions
verb
treat treated treating treats
  1. behave towards or deal with in a certain way

    "she had been brutally treated"

    behave towards act towards conduct oneself towards use serve
    • regard something as being of a specified nature with implications for one's actions concerning it

      "the names are being treated as classified information"

    • present or discuss (a subject)

      "the issue is more fully treated in chapter five"

  2. give medical care or attention to; try to heal or cure

    "the two were treated for cuts and bruises"

    attend to tend minister to nurse give treatment to cure heal remedy make better
  3. apply a process or a substance to (something) to protect or preserve it or to give it particular properties

    "the lawns were treated with weedkiller every year"

  4. provide someone with (food, drink, or entertainment) at one's own expense

    "he treated her to a slap-up lunch"

    buy take out for stand give regale with entertain with/by fete with amuse with/by divert with/by
    • give someone (something) as a favour

      "he treated her to one of his smiles"

    • do or have something that gives one great pleasure

      "treat yourself—you can diet tomorrow"

  5. negotiate terms with someone, especially an opponent

    "propagandists claimed that he was treating with the enemy"

    negotiate discuss terms have talks consult parley talk confer
noun
treat treats
  1. an event or item that is out of the ordinary and gives great pleasure

    "he wanted to take her to the pictures as a treat"

    • an act of treating someone to something

      "‘My treat,’ he insisted, reaching for the bill"

    • a sweet, biscuit, or other item of sweet food