treat

Meaning

Verb

1. (intransitive) To negotiate, discuss terms, bargain (for or with).
2. (intransitive) To discourse; to handle a subject in writing or speaking; to conduct a discussion.
3. (transitive) To discourse on; to represent or deal with in a particular way, in writing or speaking.
4. (intransitive, obsolete, transitive) To entreat or beseech (someone).
5. (transitive) To handle, deal with or behave towards in a specific way.
6. (transitive) To entertain with food or drink, especially at one's own expense; to show hospitality to; to pay for as celebration or reward.
7. (UK) To commit the offence of providing food, drink, entertainment or provision to corruptly influence a voter.
8. (transitive) To care for medicinally or surgically; to apply medical care to.
9. (transitive) To subject to a chemical or other action; to act upon with a specific scientific result in mind.
10. (transitive) To provide (someone) with something special and pleasant.

Noun

1. An entertainment, outing, food, drink, or other indulgence provided by someone for the enjoyment of others.
2. An unexpected gift, event etc., which provides great pleasure.
3. A snack food.
4. A snack food.
5. (obsolete) A parley or discussion of terms; a negotiation.
6. (obsolete) An entreaty.

Synonyms

handle

cure

deal with

process

entertain

heal

care for

deal

feast

remedy

receive

nurse

doctor

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look after

attend to

address

manage

medicate

banquet

delight

discuss

care

do by

entertainment

tend

use

delicacy

recover

plow

attend

pleasure

negotiate

dainty

kickshaw

goody

deal in

repair

regale

work

present

mend

parley

cover

keep

convert

consult

behave

consider

goodies

luxury

Translations

traiter

behandeln

tratar

soigner

behandelen

tratar

trattare

curar

guérir

cureren

onderhandelen

tractar

curare

guarire

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɹiːt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: treten

In summary

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”).