Treat
Meaning of Treat
verb
- behave towards or deal with in a certain way.
she had been brutally treated
he treated her with grave courtesy
- give medical care or attention to; try to heal or cure.
the two were treated for cuts and bruises
- 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
- provide someone with (food, drink, or entertainment) at one's own expense.
he treated her to a slap-up lunch
- negotiate terms with someone, especially an opponent.
propagandists claimed that he was treating with the enemy
- 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
Middle English (in the senses ‘negotiate’ and ‘discuss a subject’): from Old French traitier, from Latin tractare ‘handle’, frequentative of trahere ‘draw, pull’. The current noun sense dates from the mid 17th century.
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Hyphenation of Treat
Treat
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- Treat is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
Treat synonyms
Meaning dainty:
dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw
Meaning handle:
Meaning process:
Meaning cover:
cover, handle, plow, deal, address
Meaning regale:
Meaning treat (someone) in a particular way:
Meaning treat (someone) in a specified way:
Meaning be in charge of (a business, organization, or undertaking); run:
Meaning regularly or frequently behave in a particular way or have a certain characteristic:
Meaning try to cure or alleviate (an injury, injured part, or illness) by treating it carefully and protectively:
Meaning administer a drug to (someone):
Meaning administer a dose to (a person or animal):
Meaning treat (someone) medically:
Meaning relieve (a person or animal) of the symptoms of a disease or condition:
Meaning cause (a wound, injury, or person) to become sound or healthy again:
Meaning set right (an undesirable situation):
Meaning of first importance; main:
Meaning make (something) ready for use or consideration:
Meaning obtain in exchange for payment:
Meaning have or maintain an upright position, supported by one's feet:
Meaning freely transfer the possession of (something) to (someone):
Meaning receive (someone) as a guest and provide them with food and drink:
Meaning obtain or bring about by discussion:
Meaning seek information or advice from (someone, especially an expert or professional):
Meaning hold a conference with the opposing side to discuss terms:
Meaning speak in order to give information or express ideas or feelings; converse or communicate by spoken words:
Meaning grant (a title, degree, benefit, or right):
Meaning negotiate the terms and conditions of a transaction:
Meaning the action of celebrating an important day or event:
Meaning the action of providing or being provided with amusement or enjoyment:
Meaning the state or experience of finding something funny:
Meaning the action of turning something aside from its course:
Meaning an unexpected or astonishing event, fact, etc:
Meaning a social gathering of invited guests, typically involving eating, drinking, and entertainment:
Meaning a short journey or trip, especially one taken as a leisure activity:
Meaning a trip taken for pleasure, especially one lasting a day or less:
Meaning the period of time now occurring:
Meaning a thing given willingly to someone without payment; a present:
Meaning a small piece of tasty food:
Meaning an inessential, desirable item which is expensive or difficult to obtain:
Meaning a thing that is indulged in; a luxury:
Meaning a thing on which too much money has been spent or which has used up too many resources:
Meaning a good or favoured person, especially a hero in a book, film, etc:
Meaning an event or activity from which one derives enjoyment:
Meaning great pleasure:
Meaning a sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure:
Meaning a feeling of great pleasure and happiness:
Anagrams of Treat
arett, atter, tarte, tater, teart, terat, tetra
Words that rhyme with Treat
pancreat, cankereat, hereat, intereat, overeat, thereat, undereat, whereat, Great, agreat, great, ingreat, overgreat, ungreat, counterthreat, threat, floreat, counterretreat, entreat, estreat, extreat, intreat, maltreat, misentreat, mistreat, overentreat, overtreat, pretreat, retreat, treat, undertreat, baccalaureat, wreat
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