treat Definition
treat (trēt)
intransitive verb
- to discuss terms (with a person or for a settlement); negotiate
- to deal with a subject in writing or speech; speak or write (of)
- to stand the cost of another's or others' entertainment
Etymology: ME treten < OFr traiter, to handle, meddle, treat < L tractare, freq. of trahere, to draw
transitive verb
- to deal with (a subject) in writing, speech, music, painting, etc., esp. in a specified manner or style
- to act or behave toward (a person, animal, etc.) in a specified manner
- to have a specified attitude toward and deal with accordingly to treat a mistake as a joke
- to pay for the food, drink, entertainment, etc. of (another or others)
- to provide with something that pleases
- to subject to some process or to some substance in processing, as in a chemical procedure
- to give medical or surgical care to (someone) or for (some disorder)
noun
- a meal, drink, entertainment, etc. paid for by someone else
- anything that gives great pleasure
- the act of treating or entertaining
- one's turn to treat
treat Related Forms
treat Synonyms
treat
n.
treat Synonyms
treat
v.
To deal with a person or thing
negotiate, manage, have to do with, have business with, behave toward, handle, make terms with, act toward, react toward, use, employ, have recourse to. To deal with a subject
talk of, write of, speak of, discourse upon, arrange, manipulate, comment, interpret, explain, enlarge upon, criticize, discuss, review, approach, tackle*. To assist toward a cure
attend, administer, prescribe, dose, operate, nurse, dress, minister to, apply therapy, care for, doctor*; see also heal 1.To pay for another's entertainment
entertain, indulge, satisfy, amuse, divert, play host to, escort, set up*, blow*, stake to*, stand to*.
treat Usage Examples
Object
- patient: Patients treated here will benefit from state of the art surgical equipment in a purpose built facility.
- symptom: These drugs are very effective but they treat the symptoms of the disease, not the cause.
- disease: Targets for drugs designed to treat many human diseases will often be such human proteins.
- depression: More attention is being given to recognizing and treating depression in people with cancer.
- infection: Antibiotics are usually used to treat infections caused by bacteria.
Adjective modifier
- tasty: Each lovely bright bone comes complete with tasty treats.
- delicious: Picture Credit: © Food Features R ecently I had the most delicious treat of some very rare Hebridean Lamb.
- indulgent: Pear and chocolate also work well â for an indulgent treat, serve poached pears, drizzled with chocolate sauce.
- rare: This is a rare treat for them but the best is yet to come.
- festive: Festive treats will be available in the form of an irresistible chocolate tombola, mulled wine and mince pies.
Adjective complement
confidential: We will treat all complaints seriously, and all information given to us will be treated as confidential.
Present participle complement
accord: Victims who feel they have not been treated according to the code have the right to possible compensation through the office of the Ombudsman.
Preposition: in
confidence: Any information given will be treat in utmost confidence.
Preposition: with
- caution: However, all such contacts need to be treated with caution.
- antibiotic: Wet or productive cough If the patient has symptoms of a chest infection this should be treated with appropriate antibiotics.
- dignity: Respect and to be treated with dignity is no less than our elderly deserve.
- respect: A series of understated, lonely summits were treated with respect.
- radiotherapy: Information: Up to 50 per cent of cancer patients will be treated with radiotherapy.
- placebo: No serious side effects were observed and many minor side effects were not statistically significant compared to subjected treated only with a placebo.
Preposition: for
inhalation: The three terrified residents were taken by paramedics to Arrowe Park hospital where the two men were treated for smoke inhalation.
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