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What (who) is Treat - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Treat (disambiguation); Treats
treat
I
n.
source of joy
1) to provide a treat
2) a treat for (their visit was a real treat for us)
3) a treat to + inf. (it was a treat to watch them dance)
paying for the food or entertainment of others
4) to stand treat
5) (misc.) it's my treat
II
v.
1) ('to describe') to treat (a subject) exhaustively, painstakingly, thoroughly
2) ('to deal with') to treat badly; cruelly; fairly; unfairly
3) (d; tr.) to treat as ('to deal with') (they treated us as honored guests)
4) (D; tr.) ('to cure') to treat for; with (to treat smb. for a cold with a new drug)
5) (d; tr.) to treat like ('to deal with') (he treated him like his own brother)
6) (formal) (d; intr.) to treat of ('to deal with') (her books treat of economic problems)
7) (D; tr.) to treat to ('to provide with at one's own expense') (to treat smb. to a decent meal)
8) (d; tr.) to treat with ('to deal with') (to treat smb. with kindness)
Treat
·noun A parley; a conference.
II. Treat ·noun An entertainment given as an expression of regard.
IV. Treat ·vi To give a gratuitous entertainment, ·esp. of food or drink, as a compliment.
VI. Treat ·vt To subject to some action; to apply something to; as, to treat a substance with sulphuric acid.
VII. Treat ·noun That which affords entertainment; a gratification; a satisfaction; as, the concert was a rich treat.
VIII. Treat ·vt To discourse on; to handle in a particular manner, in writing or speaking; as, to treat a subject diffusely.
IX. Treat ·vt To care for medicinally or surgically; to manage in the use of remedies or appliances; as, to treat a disease, a wound, or a patient.
X. Treat ·vi To Negotiate; to come to terms of accommodation;
- often followed by with; as, envoys were appointed to treat with France.
XI. Treat ·vt To entertain with food or drink, especially the latter, as a compliment, or as an expression of friendship or regard; as, to treat the whole company.
XII. Treat ·vi To Discourse; to handle a subject in writing or speaking; to make discussion;
- usually with of; as, Cicero treats of old age and of duties.
treat
I. v. a.
1.
Use, behave to, behave toward, deal with, deal by.
2.
Entertain, feast.
3.
Handle, manage.
4.
Discourse on, treat of, handle, discuss.
II. v. n.
1.
Negotiate, bargain, come to terms, make terms.
2.
Discourse.
III. n.
1.
Entertainment, feast, banquet.
2.
Pleasure, entertainment, luxury, delight, refreshment, enjoyment, gratification.
Examples of use of Treat
1. "Instead of rewarding our dogs with exercise and attention, we are just throwing them treat after treat after treat.
2. I now think you should just treat bikes as you‘d treat a car.
3. They want to treat their wives as their fathers used to treat their mothers.
4. The way black youth treat black elders and the way black elders treat black youth.
5. Muslims are commanded to treat Christians and Jews as they would treat themselves.