Ill-treat Definition

ĭltrēt
ill-treated, ill-treating, ill-treats
verb
ill-treated, ill-treating, ill-treats
To treat unkindly, cruelly, or unfairly; harm; abuse; maltreat.
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Alternative form of ill-treat.

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Origin of Ill-treat

  • From ill- +‎ treat.

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Ill-treat Sentence Examples

  • They did not plunder or ill-treat the people, but they cared nothing for town life or for agricultural pursuits, and as they passed onward they left the country bare.

  • This makes it an offense to kill, injure, capture or cruelly ill-treat a badger, or to interfere with a badger sett.

  • Their parents, too, do not ill-treat their children.

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