treat

[ treet ]

/ trit /

verb (used with object)

to act or behave toward (a person) in some specified way: to treat someone with respect.

to consider or regard in a specified way, and deal with accordingly: to treat a matter as unimportant.

to deal with (a disease, patient, etc.) in order to relieve or cure.

to deal with in speech or writing; discuss.

to deal with, develop, or represent artistically, especially in some specified manner or style: to treat a theme realistically.

to subject to some agent or action in order to bring about a particular result: to treat a substance with an acid.

to entertain; give hospitality to: He treats diplomats in the lavish surroundings of his country estate.

to provide food, entertainment, gifts, etc., at one's own expense: Let me treat you to dinner.

verb (used without object)

to deal with a subject in speech or writing; discourse: a work that treats of the caste system in India.

to give, or bear the expense of, a treat: Is it my turn to treat?

to carry on negotiations with a view to a settlement; discuss terms of settlement; negotiate.

noun

entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.

anything that affords particular pleasure or enjoyment.

the act of treating.

one's turn to treat.

Origin of treat

1250–1300; Middle English treten (v.) < Old French tretier, traitier < Latin tractāre to drag, handle, treat, frequentative of trahere to drag. See tract¹

OTHER WORDS FROM treat

treat·er, noun non·treat·ed, adjective o·ver·treat, verb self-treat·ed, adjective

un·treat·ed, adjective well-treat·ed, adjective

Words nearby treat

treasury certificate, treasury note, treasury of merits, treasury stock, treasury tag, treat, treat like dirt, treatable, treatise, treatment, treaty

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In North Carolina, they let a 54-year-old untreated schizophrenic die of thirst after 35 days in solitary confinement.

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This, of course, was untreated until he reached death row, after which he became a “model inmate.”

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Nearly two-thirds of the sewage in the megacity of Dhaka, with 15 million people, is untreated.

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“Untreated,” in this case, refers to firewood that has not been heat-treated.

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Untreated depression may have its own negative ramifications.

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It is true that sapwood will not resist decay as long as heartwood, if both are untreated with preservatives.

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This condition, if untreated, may persist for years and may finally give rise to a general tuberculosis.

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The development of the plants was improved and the treated plants flowered about four days before the untreated ones.

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An untreated carbon filament is generally termed the primary carbon, and a deposited carbon the secondary carbon.

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If the disease be untreated, the muscles in time may become totally paralysed, wasted, and useless.

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British Dictionary definitions for untreated (1 of 2)

untreated

/ (ʌnˈtriːtɪd) /

adjective

(of an illness, etc) not having been dealt with

not having been processed in any way untreated sewage

British Dictionary definitions for untreated (2 of 2)

treat

/ (triːt) /

noun

a celebration, entertainment, gift, or feast given for or to someone and paid for by another

any delightful surprise or specially pleasant occasion

the act of treating

verb

(tr) to deal with or regard in a certain manner she treats school as a joke

(tr) to apply treatment to to treat a patient for malaria

(tr) to subject to a process or to the application of a substance to treat photographic film with developer

(tr ; often foll by to) to provide (someone) (with) as a treat he treated the children to a trip to the zoo

(intr usually foll by of) formal to deal (with), as in writing or speaking

(intr) formal to discuss settlement; negotiate

Derived forms of treat

treatable, adjective treater, noun

Word Origin for treat

C13: from Old French tretier, from Latin tractāre to manage, from trahere to drag

Medical definitions for untreated

treat

[ trēt ]

v.

To give medical aid to someone.

To give medical aid to counteract a disease or condition.

Idioms and Phrases with untreated

treat

In addition to the idiom beginning with treat

treat like dirt

also see:

Dutch treat
trick or treat

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