treat
nouns
an occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight
verbs
interact in a certain way
"Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
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"
is derived from
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"
is derived from
act on 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"
is derived from
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"
verb group
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"
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"
engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement
"they had to treat with the King"
is derived from
is a type of (narrower)
confer with another in order to come to terms or reach an agreement
"The parties negociated all night"
regard or consider in a specific way
"I treated his advances as a joke"
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