English > treat: 10 senses > verb 1, socialMeaning | interact in a certain way. |
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Pattern | Something ----s something Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
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Example | "Treat him with caution, please" |
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Synonyms | handle, do by |
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Narrower | brutalize, brutalise | treat brutally |
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criminalize | treat as a criminal |
do well by | Treat with respect and consideration |
gloss over, skate over, smooth over, slur over, skimp over | treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly |
handle with kid gloves | handle with great care and sensitivity |
ignore, disregard, snub, cut | refuse to acknowledge |
mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, step, ill-treat | treat badly |
mock, bemock | treat with contempt |
nurse | treat carefully |
pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge | treat with excessive indulgence |
ride roughshod, run roughshod | treat inconsiderately or harshly |
rough-house | treat in a rough or boisterous manner |
strong-arm | Handle roughly |
upstage | treat snobbishly, put in one's place |
wrong | treat unjustly |
Broader | interact | Act together or towards others or with others |
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Similar to | cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address | Act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression |
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treat | Regard or consider in a specific way |
Spanish | tratar |
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Catalan | fer-se, tractar |
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English > treat: 10 senses > verb 2, changeMeaning | subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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Examples | - "treat the water so it can be drunk"
- "treat the lawn with chemicals"
- "treat an oil spill"
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Synonym | process |
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Narrower | Agenize, Agenise | age or bleach flour with Agene (nitrogen trichloride) |
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air-condition | Control the humidity and temperature of |
ammoniate | treat with ammonia |
beneficiate | Process (ores or other raw materials) , as by reduction |
bituminize, bituminise | treat with bitumen |
bromate, brominate | treat with bromine |
camphorate | treat with camphor |
carbonate | treat with carbon dioxide |
carboxylate | treat (a chemical compound) with carboxyl or carboxylic acid |
chlorinate | treat or combine with chlorine |
chrome | treat with a chromium compound |
creosote | treat with creosote |
curry | treat by incorporating fat |
digest | convert food into absorbable substances |
dose | treat with an agent |
fluoridate, fluoridize, fluoridise | subject to fluoridation |
fumigate, fume | treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests |
iodize, iodise | treat with iodine |
irradiate, ray | expose to radiation |
malt | treat with malt or malt extract |
mercerize, mercerise | treat to strengthen and improve the luster |
nitrate | treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate |
nitrify, nitrogenize, nitrogenise | treat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound |
oxygenate, oxygenize, oxygenise, aerate | impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen |
propagate | Cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering |
refine | treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition |
reverberate | treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberatory furnace |
run | Cause to perform |
scald | treat with boiling water |
seed | sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain |
sulphur, sulfur | treat with sulphur in order to preserve |
tank | treat in a tank |
vulcanize, vulcanise | subject to vulcanization |
Broader | affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch | Have an effect upon |
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Spanish | alisar, procesar, tratar |
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Catalan | processar, tractar |
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Nouns | treatment | the management of someone or something |
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English > treat: 10 senses > verb 3, bodyMeaning | Provide treatment for. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
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Model | Did he treat his foot? |
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Examples | - "The doctor treated my broken leg"
- "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"
- "Treat the infection with antibiotics"
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Synonym | care for |
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Entailed by | bring around, cure, heal | Provide a cure for, make healthy / healthy again |
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Narrower | administer, dispense | Give or apply (medications) |
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analyze, analyse, psychoanalyze, psychoanalyse | subject to psychoanalytic treatment |
bleed, leech, phlebotomize, phlebotomise | Draw blood |
cauterize, cauterise, burn | Burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent |
correct | treat a defect |
cup, transfuse | treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin |
detox, detoxify | treat for alcohol or drug dependence |
doctor | Give medical treatment to |
dress | apply a bandage or medication to |
hyperventilate | produce hyperventilation in |
insufflate | treat by blowing a powder or vapor into a bodily cavity |
iodize, iodise | treat with iodine so as to prevent infection |
irrigate | Supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid / liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting |
manipulate | treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed |
massage | Give a massage to |
medicate, medicine | treat medicinally, treat with medicine |
nurse | try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury |
operate on, operate | Perform surgery on |
pack | treat the body or any part of it by wrapping / wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood |
purge | excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body) |
remedy, relieve | Provide relief for |
shock | subject to electrical shocks |
splint | support with a splint |
vet | Provide (a person) with medical care |
Spanish | cuidar, ocuparse, preocuparse, tratar, trata |
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Catalan | cuidar, ocupar-se de, tenir cura de, tenir cura, tractar, tracta |
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Nouns | treatment | care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury) |
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English > treat: 10 senses > verb 4, communicationMeaning | Act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
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Example | "The new book treats the history of China" |
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Synonyms | cover, handle, plow, deal, address |
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Narrower | discourse, talk about, discuss | To consider or examine in speech or writing |
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theologize, theologise | treat from a theological viewpoint or render theological in character |
Broader | broach, initiate | Bring up a topic for discussion |
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Similar to | embrace, encompass, comprehend, cover | Include in scope |
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treat, handle, do by | interact in a certain way |
Spanish | abordar, dirigir, tratar |
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Catalan | dirigir, tractar |
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Nouns | treatment | an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic |
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