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treat

verb
/tɹiːt/

Etymology

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”).

  1. derived from tracto
  2. derived from tretier
  3. derived from treter
  4. inherited from treten

Definitions

  1. 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.
    • After all, in this hideous war we have just passed through never forget that Halifax would have treated with Hitler: it took Churchill to refuse.

  2. To discourse

    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.
    • Now of love they treat.

  3. To discourse on

    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.
  4. ›+ 13 more definitions

    1. To entreat or beseech (someone).

      • Only let my family live, I treat thee.
      • To treate a tiran it is but thing in vayne.

    2. To handle, deal with or behave towards in a specific way.

      • You treated me like a fool.
      • She was tempted to treat the whole affair as a joke.

    3. To entertain with food or drink, especially at one's own expense

      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.
      • I've done so well this month, I'll treat you all to dinner (or Dinner is my treat.)
      • My husband treated me to a Paris holiday for our anniversary.

    4. To commit the offence of providing food, drink, entertainment or provision to corruptly…

      To commit the offence of providing food, drink, entertainment or provision to corruptly influence a voter.

    5. To care for medicinally or surgically

      To care for medicinally or surgically; to apply medical care to.

      • They treated me for malaria.
      • We treated firefighters suffering from smoke inhalation, giving them oxygen to breathe and albuterol mist to help open their airways.

    6. To subject to a chemical or other action

      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.
      • I treated the photo somewhat to make the colours more pronounced.

    7. 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.

    8. An entertainment, outing, food, drink, or other indulgence provided by someone for the…

      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.

    9. An unexpected gift, event etc., which provides great pleasure.

      • It was such a treat to see her back in action on the London stage.

    10. A snack food.

      • These coconut and marshmallow treats are easy to make.
      • Here are some healthy Halloween treats for ghouls and witches of all ages.

    11. A parley or discussion of terms

      A parley or discussion of terms; a negotiation.

    12. An entreaty.

    13. A surname.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA