English > treat: 10 senses > 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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| 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, change| Meaning | 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, body| Meaning | 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, communication| Meaning | 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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