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

Example sentences from the Web for well-treated

I soon told her all that had happened to me, and that I was well-treated and not very unhappy.

The White Chief of the Caffres |A.W. Drayson
None of your Hardhacks, but a school where he will be happy and well-treated.

Hildegarde's Home |Laura E. Richards
It was not well-treated in its present home, and had all the hard tasks given it, so as to spare the inn-keeper's own animals.

Ditte: Girl Alive! |Martin Andersen Nexo
The chase after him had been so savage that he had no faith in being made a well-treated prisoner.

The Peril Finders |George Manville Fenn

At length, he was taken to Detroit, an English post, where he was well-treated; and he recovered from his numerous wounds.

Heroes and Hunters of the West |Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for well-treated (1 of 2)

well-treated

adjective (well treated when postpositive)

not subjected to threats, harm, or other bad treatment hostages were well treated

British Dictionary definitions for well-treated (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 well-treated

treat

[ trēt ]

v.

To give medical aid to someone.

To give medical aid to counteract a disease or condition.

Idioms and Phrases with well-treated

treat

In addition to the idiom beginning with treat

treat like dirt

also see:

Dutch treat
trick or treat

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British Dictionary definitions for well-treated (1 of 2)

adjective (well treated when postpositive)

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treat

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verb (used without object)

noun

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adjective (well treated when postpositive)

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verb

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