English > do by: 1 sense > verb 1, social| Meaning | 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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| Synonyms | treat, handle |
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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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