treat

verb
trēt

To negotiate, discuss terms, bargain (for or with).

Other meanings

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.”

Synonyms

handle
do by

Related words

aftertreat
biotreat
cotreat
detreat
hydrotreat
maltreat
mistreat
overtreat
phototreat
treatability
treatee
treater

Example sentences

“Never treat anyone like royalty, especially not royalty.”
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“The way you treat others reflects your inner beauty.”
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“Give the dog some treats.”
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Word history

From Latin "tracto".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “treat” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.