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treat

 
Noun treat has 2 senses
  1. dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat - something considered choice to eat
    --1 is a kind of nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals
    --1 has particulars:
     choice morsel, tidbit, titbit; savory, savoury; sweet, confection, confectionery; ambrosia, nectar; gelatin, jelly; marrow, bone marrow
    Derived form: verb treat6
  2. treat - an occurrence that cause special pleasure or delight
    --2 is a kind of
    happening, occurrence, natural event
    Derived form: verb treat5
Verb treat has 8 senses
  1. treat, handle, do by - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
    --1 is one way to interact
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
  2. process, treat - subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"
    --2 is one way to affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
    Derived form: noun treatment2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  3. treat, care for - provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics"
    Derived form: noun treatment1
    Sample sentence:
    Did he treat his foot?
  4. cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address - deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"
    --4 is one way to broach, initiate
    Derived form: noun treatment4
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  5. treat - provide with a gift or entertainment; "Grandmother always treated us to the circus"; "I like to treat myself to a day at a spa when I am depressed"
    --5 is one way to
    give, gift, present
    Derived form: noun treat2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  6. regale, treat - provide with choice or abundant food or drink; "Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating"; "She treated her houseguests with good food every night"
    --6 is one way to provide, supply, ply, cater
    Derived form: noun treat1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Somebody ----s somebody with something
    Somebody ----s somebody PP
  7. treat - engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement; "they had to treat with the King"
    --7 is one way to
    negociate
    Derived form: noun treater1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s PP
  8. treat - regard or consider in a specific way; "I treated his advances as a joke"
    --8 is one way to
    react, respond
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something PP
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