Treat
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treat¹
- /tɹiːt/
- [t̠ʰɹiːt]
- [t̠ʃʰɹiːt]
Rhymes with -iːt
Where it comes from
From Middle English treten, from Anglo-Norman treter, Old French tretier, traiter, from Latin tractāre (“to pull", "to manage”), from the past participle stem of trahere (“to draw", "to pull”).
verb treats · treating · treated · tret
- To negotiate, discuss terms, bargain (for or with). Now halting a few paces before the Captains of the West he looked them up and down and laughed. 'Is there any in this rout with authority to treat with me?' he asked.
- To discourse; to handle a subject in writing or speaking; to conduct a discussion. Cicero's writing treats mainly of old age and personal duty.
- To discourse on; to represent or deal with in a particular way, in writing or speaking. The article treated feminism as a quintessentially modern movement.
- To entreat or beseech (someone). Only let my family live, I treat thee.
- To handle, deal with or behave towards in a specific way. You treated me like a fool.
- To entertain with food or drink, especially at one's own expense; to show hospitality to; to pay for as celebration or reward. I treated my son to some popcorn in the interval.
- To commit the offence of providing food, drink, entertainment or provision to corruptly influence a voter.
- To care for medicinally or surgically; to apply medical care to. They treated me for malaria.
- To subject to a chemical or other action; to act upon with a specific scientific result in mind. He treated the substance with sulphuric acid.
- To provide (someone) with something special and pleasant. If good acting in movies is appealing and you enjoy live performances of theatre, you may soon be treated by the GMC's own endeavors in the theatrical arts.
noun treats
- An entertainment, outing, food, drink, or other indulgence provided by someone for the enjoyment of others. I took the kids to the zoo for a treat.
- An unexpected gift, event etc., which provides great pleasure. It was such a treat to see her back in action on the London stage.
- A snack food. These coconut and marshmallow treats are easy to make.
- A snack food item designed to be given to pets. I lured the cat into her carrier by throwing a couple of treats in there.
- A parley or discussion of terms; a negotiation.
- An entreaty.
Treat²
proper noun Treats
- A surname.
