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treat meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of treat at MeaningMonkey.org. treat meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.TREAT noun
Definition of treat (noun)
- something considered choice to eat
- an occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight
TREAT verb
Definition of treat (verb)
- interact in a certain way
- 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"
- synonyms: process
- 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"
- synonyms: care for
- act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
- 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"
- 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"
- synonyms: regale
- engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement
- "they had to treat with the King"
- regard or consider in a specific way
- "I treated his advances as a joke"
Source: Princeton University Wordnet