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ill-treat definition

ill·-treat (-trēt′)

transitive verb

to treat unkindly, cruelly, or unfairly; harm; abuse; maltreat

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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